Nearly 50% of young people don’t want internet in their lives

A UK study has found that young people are disillusioned with the current state of the internet. Answering the question “would rather be young in a world without the internet?” 46% of the 1,293 surveyed UK young adults aged between 16-21 responded in the affirmative.

These results come from research by the British Standards Institution (BSI) during a time when social media and digital technologies are under increasing levels of scrutiny. Closer to home, research from the eSafety Commissioner found growing concerns over young people’s use of location-sharing technology.

Australia’s government has a youth social media ban on the cards, although it has drawn criticism from academics for lacking detail and scope.

You can read the BSI’s report in full online.

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