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Teenagers exposed to 'horrific' content online - and this survey reveals the scale of the problem

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Teenagers are routinely seeing inappropriate violent or sexual content, "doom-scrolling" and being contacted by strangers online, according to an exclusive survey for Sky News. More than 1,000 young people aged 14 to 17 in Darlington schools told us what they see and experience online when looking at apps commonly used by teenagers.

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Executions, torture and brutal violence. Säpo is now warning that increasingly graphic depictions of violence are being posted among children and young people, especially in online gaming environments. “This could lead to someone being prepared to do something that could be described as terrorism,” says Fredrik Hallström, Chief of Operations at the Security Service.

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American Enterprise Institute broke the news in Washington, United States on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
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