Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 1
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The Committee concludes that online harms affecting children are widespread, severe and systemic.
Conclusion
The Committee concludes that online harms affecting children are widespread, severe and systemic. The evidence we heard demonstrates clear links between children’s exposure to harmful online content (including material promoting self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, misogyny and sexual exploitation) and serious deterioration in mental health, wellbeing and behaviour, with tragic consequences in the most extreme cases. (Conclusion, Paragraph 6)