EU Kids Online: Schweiz. Schweizer Kinder und Jugendliche im Internet: Risikoerfahrungen und Umgang mit Risiken

The use of the Internet includes a variety of opportunities: access to information, maintenance of social relationships, the possibility to produce content or to meet like-minded people and much more. At the same time the use of the Internet can also lead to encountering risks : information may be incorrect or found unsuitable. It is not always obvious who is behind an online-contact, self-generated content can be abused and users themselves can show deviant behavior. This report highlights the risks of Internet use. It shows how common experiences with online risks are among Swiss children and adolescents. How many are affected by it and how they deal with it. To encounter a risk on the Internet does not automatically lead to damage. Therefore, the report also shows when the contact with risks turns into a bothering experience for children and adolescents.