About the research
This research was commissioned and funded by Nominet to support Safer Internet Day 2026. Childnet led on devising the study alongside input from Nominet, which was carried out by Opinium in November 2025. Opinium conducted two surveys. One of them was of 2,018 children, aged 8-17, in the UK. The second survey was of 2,000 parents and carers of children, aged 8-17, in the UK. The data from both surveys has been weighted to be nationally representative.
Childnet also consulted its Digital Leaders, Digital Champions and its Youth Advisory Board, aged 8-18, in November-December 2025, and ran focus groups with young people in primary and secondary schools in May and June, 2025.
This interactive report is designed to help you explore the research findings in depth – from key themes and trends to supporting data and analysis. The content focuses exclusively on the research outputs, with recommendations from UK Safer Internet Centre available in the PDF version of the report.
what is ai?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a kind of computer system that’s made to try and think and learn like people do. AI can do a range of things, including writing messages or emails, helping with research or finding answers, or creating pictures or videos.
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