TY  - BOOK
ED  - Netsafe
TI  - The state of the online nation
PY  - 2021///
PB  - Netsafe
KW  - CYBERBULLYING
KW  - Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015
KW  - HELP SEEKING
KW  - IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - LAW REFORM
KW  - ONLINE HARASSMENT
KW  - PARENTING
KW  - SAFETY
KW  - STALKING
KW  - SURVEYS
KW  - TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Published July 2021
N2  - Netsafe has undertaken a study to better understand the community's awareness 
towards online safety. The State of the Online Nation study is being released to coincide 
with the start of the country's first dedicated online safety week taking place between 
26-30 July 2021. 
 
According to The State of the Online Nation, the majority of people are positive about 
the overall impact of the internet on their lives (71%) and confident in their personal 
ability to manage online safety challenges (60%). However, we believe the internet has 
become more dangerous (68%) and will continue to do so (52%).  
 
This pessimism is underscored by personal experience, with 52 percent of us have personally 
faced an online safety challenge – and achieving relatively low rates of success when reporting 
bad behaviours (33%). 
 
Parents reported good levels of knowledge about their children’s lives online (63%) and the risks 
they faced (69%). However, a higher percentage of people believe the impact of the internet on 
young people is negative (46%) than positive (29%). This concern for young people is reflected in 
the online safety interventions rated as likely to impact online safety significantly. 
 
Included in this report is information about: 
Views on the current and future state of safety online;  
Experiences of online safety challenges and resolutions; 
Levels of confidence and proactive activity;
Knowledge and views on the law as it applies online;
Preferred activities to improve online safety outcomes;
Digital parenting activities. (From the document). Record #7245
UR  - https://www.netsafe.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Netsafe-State-of-the-Online-Nation-Study-2021.pdf
UR  - https://www.netsafe.org.nz/stateoftheonlinenation/?utm_source=Netsafe+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f1c41b8cc9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_22_02_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ee5ad3fe97-f1c41b8cc9-441852289&mc_cid=f1c41b8cc9&mc_eid=04ef5a7a75
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