CYP Now - Youth and extremism in the digital era

Digital media consumption in the UK, like elsewhere in the world, is growing rapidly.

According to research 53 per cent of people spend two to four hours a day on social platforms. Picture: Adobe Stock

In the UK alone, 53 per cent of us spend two to four hours a day on social platforms, while a further one in four spend more than five hours a day scrolling, watching and clicking through social feeds.

Easier access to mobile phones, tablets and online gaming devices means we are becoming more and more digitally connected, which in many cases has significant advantages – we can connect in real-time with friends and family anywhere in the world, engage with wider society and access much of the world’s knowledge through online libraries and 24/7 news reporting.

The developing digital world has dramatically changed how we work and learn. But there’s a problem.

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