Quarter of UK 5 to 7-year-olds have smart phone: study
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London: Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven years old now have a smart phone, a study by the UK communications regulator...
London: Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven-years-old now have a smart phone, a study by the UK communications regulator said on Friday.
The findings come as parents have started to push back against the trend for giving younger children access to the devices.
Research by the Ofcom authority found that 38 percent of children in the age group were using social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Whatsapp despite rules requiring users to be at least 13.
The study also found that the number of the same age watching live-streamed content rose from 39 percent to around half.
Ofcom said parental concerns appeared to have increased considerably but "enforcement of rules appears to be diminishing".