Israeli parents do not know what their children are doing on the Internet

42% of teenagers admitted to committing violence online, distributing or liking a message on a social network that could offend a person, 30% of them did this over the past month.

These are the data of a report conducted by the Israeli Internet Association on the eve of the summer holidays. 500 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years were interviewed, as well as 500 parents.

21% of parents admitted that they have no idea what their children are doing on the Internet. At the same time, they hope for the prudence of their children.

79% of parents believe that their offspring engaged in violence on the Internet, while among the adolescents themselves only 42% admitted this.

A third of parents do not limit the time that their children spend on social networks. 38% teenagers will want to social networks from smartphones.

31% of parents nevertheless limits time on the Internet, 21% reported that they installed restrictive programs on computers, 19% stated that the condition for allowing access to the Internet is either playing sports, or doing homework, or playing in various circles.

However, only 16% of teenagers confirmed that their time on social networks is limited by their parents. 46% of them spend more than 4 hours on the Internet, and 21% spend more than 6 hours.

Social networks are the main place of pastime for 51% of teenagers, 26% watch videos and films on the Internet, only 8% use the Internet to search for information. At the same time, parents believe that online games are in second place after social networks.