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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Risky online behaviour almost normalised among young people says study - Caught on Camera

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The top five platforms used by survey participants were YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok and Snapchat. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Risky and criminal online behaviour is in danger of becoming normalised among a generation of young people across Europe, according to EU-funded research that found one in four 16- to 19-year-olds have trolled someone online and one in three have engaged in digital piracy.

An EU-funded study found evidence of widespread criminal, risky and delinquent behaviour among the 16-19 age group in nine European countries including the UK.

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