Parents closely follow their teens' activity on Facebook and other social networks, a recent survey by the Pew Research Center in the United States shows. The study, carried out in collaboration with the Berkman Center for the Internet and the Harvard University Society, estimated that 80% of parents whose teenage children use social networks are themselves users of the same .
Researchers have concluded that parents go online out of concern that their children's activity could damage their reputations and have negative consequences in their lives. Specifically, two thirds of parents say they are concerned about how their children manage their reputation on the Internet. And 42% admitted having searched the name of their child on the Internet to see what information they could find. In addition, while 53% of parents using social media said they were "very concerned" about how their children interact with people they don't know, 46% feel the same way about how much data advertisers collect. following their activity.
As for young people, the study concludes that they have mixed reactions about being friends with their parents on social networks such as Facebook . Some teens like to be "friends" with their family members on the networks. "Others prefer not to ask their parents for friendship, but they do so because it is what is expected of them; and others keep their profiles secret or restrict their parents' access to information," the authors state.
