February 2008


Seven out of 10 young Irish teenagers use social networking sites such as Bebo and MySpace. But most parents have little understanding of the phenomenon including the dangers associated with it, Government-commissioned research released today indicates.

The survey, conducted as part of a wider study of Irish internet usage,also reveals differences between teenagers’ use of the internet when compared with adults. For example, while almost half of adults use the internet for accessing news or current affairs information, this figure falls to just 14 per cent among those aged between 14 and 17.

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