Research | Topic: Digital Kids

Parental Controls Do Not Stop Teens From Seeing Pornogrpahy

New research has found that Internet filtering tools are ineffective and in most cases, were an insignificant factor in whether young people had seen explicit sexual content. Read the research here.

Teen Girls Impacted More By Compulsive Texting Than Boys

Teen girls who are “compulsive texters” are more likely than their male counterparts to suffer academically because of it, according to a study released earlier this month.

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Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

A majority of teens report access to a computer, game console, smartphone and a tablet.

Read the full research report (and download the full .pdf version) from Pew Research Center here.