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Android Children’s Adult Content Activity Nearly Triples Windows
Kaspersky studied anonymous information about children’s online activity on Android and Windows devices.
It found that adult-content activity made up 5.71% of the Android activity it measured.
On Windows, the figure was 1.91%.
This does not mean every child spent that percentage of their time looking at adult content.
It means that percentage of the activity in the study fit that category.
Most activity on both devices involved communication, media, software, audio or video.
Kaspersky says mobile devices may need extra attention because they are portable and can be used away from adults.
The company recommends using safety controls and talking with children about online risks.
Adult-content activity represented 5.71% of Kaspersky’s anonymized Android dataset, compared with 1.91% on Windows.
The figures describe category shares in aggregated activity, not the amount of time every child spent viewing adult content.
Communication, media, software, audio and video accounted for most activity on both platforms.
Android recorded higher e-commerce activity, while Windows recorded a larger share of news-media activity.
Kaspersky recommends combining parental controls with conversations, monitoring and age-appropriate cybersecurity education.
- Who
- Kaspersky, including Jaydeep Singh and Purshottam Bhatia, reported findings about children’s online activity.
- What
- A report compared categories of children’s online activity on Android and Windows devices, finding a higher adult-content share on Android.
- Where
- The report concerns children’s online activity; Kaspersky executives discussed India, including cybersecurity initiatives in Mumbai and Delhi NCR.
- When
- The articles do not provide a definitive publication date for the report.
- Why
- The findings are intended to help parents assess device-specific risks and use supervision, parental controls and cybersecurity education.
Key facts
- Android adult-content activity
- 5.71% of activity in Kaspersky’s anonymized dataset
- Windows adult-content activity
- 1.91% of activity in Kaspersky’s anonymized dataset
- Android communication, internet and media
- 39.86% of measured activity
- Windows communication, internet and media
- 43.44% of measured activity
- Android software, audio and video
- 34.89% of measured activity
- Windows software, audio and video
- 34.99% of measured activity
- Kaspersky recommendation
- Combine parental controls with conversations, clear rules, monitoring and age-appropriate cybersecurity education
Quotes
Purshottam Bhatia
Head of Consumer Business, South Asia, at Kaspersky
“It's encouraging to see that Indian children's time online is still anchored in communication, shared media, and everyday self-expression rather than pure entertainment.”
businesstoday.in
“A child who has role-played spotting a phishing attempt at KidZania carries that instinct home, onto the same devices this data is flagging.”
businesstoday.in
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