The head of Ofcom, the British communications and media regulator, said that technology companies must do more to protect women online because their reports showed that they were more likely to be victims According to its report on online media usage in the UK, women are more likely than men to face online abuse or see harmful content, and are more likely to suffer from it.
In their survey, only 42% of women said they were comfortable with what they said on the Internet.
As part of the government's cyber Injury Act, the communications authority will become the regulator of social media platforms. The act requires technology companies to take prompt action to protect users and delete hate content, or face huge fines.
In a survey of more than 6600 adults in the UK, only 21% of those who reported content to social networks said that such content had been deleted, and half said that nothing had happened at all.
"Review your algorithm." Mrs. Melanie, the chief executive officer of the regulatory body, said: "too many companies put growth and revenue first rather than user safety. In fact, they do not take into account the impact on front-line users. Technology giants must do more to protect online female users. Let's talk to women and make it easier for them to report what happened. At present, people do not believe that if they report bullying cases, someone will come out and take justice." 。
Ms. Melanie also urged technology giants to "look in the mirror" and ensure that female employees participate in the development of services and platforms.
The communications authority surveys thousands of British adults and children every year to create snapshots of their media habits.
It found that in 2021, adults spend an average of four hours a day surfing the Internet. The top four applications used most belong to Facebook owner meta: Facebook, WhatsApp, instagram and messenger use an average of 42 minutes of Internet every day. About 35 minutes are spent on Google Apps and websites.
Overall, Britons now spend slightly more time online than in the first year of the pandemic.
In the survey group, 60% of women who had experienced wrangling said they had been affected, while only 25% of men.
Mixed race and black netizens are most likely to suffer potential harm on the Internet, and nearly 75% of them said they had encountered this situation in the past month. Overall, 67% of Internet users believe that the benefits of surfing the Internet outweigh the risks.
The report also investigated gaming habits
Activision Blizzard's candy smash legend is still the most influential mobile game application in the UK.
The survey found that the most influential mobile game is still the 2012 work candy smash legend. In February 2022, the game had 2.5 million players in the UK (1.7 million of them were women).
In the same month, 1.8 million adults played wordle.
Sony's Playstation plus is the most popular game subscription service, with 3.2 million paying users.
Other findings include:
Among UK visitors to the dating platform tinder, 62% are men and 38% are women
58% of UK teenagers aged 3 to 15 use social media, such as tiktok or snapchat (the age with social media account is 13)
In 2021, one in five people will only access the Internet through smart phones
In february2022, there were 5million UK tiktok users aged 15-24, spending an average of 56 minutes on the website every day.
In September, 2021, 9 out of 10 adults use Amazon for shopping
The most common forms of "online harm" are fraud, phishing and fraud