Ofcom study
EMBARGOED TO 0001 FRIDAY APRIL 19 File photo dated 26/05/22 of a child using a laptop computer. Infant school children are increasingly online and being given more digital independence by their parents, according to a new study from Ofcom. The communications regulator said around a quarter (24%) of five-to-seven-year-olds now own a smartphone, and three-quarters use a tablet computer. Issue date: Friday April 19, 2024.