Teens on screens: Ofcom survey reveals life online for kids and young adults

Drawn to drama: Kids gravitate to dramatic, short-form videos on social media Rise of ‘split-screening’: Trend for watching two videos at once More careful, less creative: Youngsters more socially self-conscious, posting fewer videos. Screen time: 16–24-year-olds more likely to take social media break to manage wellbeing Children are gravitating to ‘dramatic’ online videos which appear…

1 in 8 Brits who use internet dating have been targeted by romance scam

One in eight Brits (12%) who have tried internet dating have been targeted by romance or phishing scams, research by cybersecurity company NordVPN can reveal. These cons see fraudsters match with another user and then try to drain their bank account, either by dangling the promise of a romantic relationship or encouraging them to share personal details.  …

Amazon.com becomes fifth most visited site globally

Data presented by Buy Shares shows that e-commerce platform Amazon.com was the fifth most visited website globally in September 2020. The website attracted 5.2 billion visitors. The research ranked the top ten most visited websites in September. Google.com emerged top with 105 billion visitors. YouTube.com ranked second with 36.4 billion visitors, followed by Facebook.com with 25.3 billion…

REVEALED: The World’s Busiest Websites

A new report from Fasthosts.co.uk reveals the busiest websites on the internet; from search engines to social media platforms, news sites to entertainment and everything in between. Unsurprisingly, Google is crowned the world’s busiest website on the internet. In just one hour, Google receives 116,892,361 visits, the equivalent of the population of London 13 times over.…