Thorn Youth Perspectives 2023

“Youth Perspectives on Online Safety, 2023”

Cover title. Full subtitle: 'An annual report of youth attitudes and experiences'.

“In total, 1,040 minors from across the United States participated in an 18-minute online survey from November 3 to December 1, 2023.”

“AUGUST 2024”

Published August 2024; reports 2023 survey data (fieldwork November–December 2023).

“In total, 1,040 minors from across the United States participated in an 18-minute online survey from November 3 to December 1, 2023.”

November 3 – December 1, 2023.

“In total, 1,040 minors from across the United States participated in an 18-minute online survey from November 3 to December 1, 2023.”

Sample makeup: n=338 9–12-year-olds, n=702 13–17-year-olds.

“to collect self-reported data from minors aged 9-17”

“To ensure a representative sample nationwide, data was weighted to age, gender, race, and geography based on U.S. Census data.”

Non-probability online recruitment via youth panels / caregivers; weighted to Census benchmarks.

“Q19B. Please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following on a platform. Please select all that apply and remember that your answers are anonymous.…” “Bullied/made uncomfortable online”“bullied me”“made me feel uncomfortable”

Q19B asks about being bullied or made uncomfortable online. The combined category is broader than bullying alone.

“Has anyone ever threatened to show a sexual image of you to another person or post it online in order to make you do something?”

QB1 (Figure 7A): threats to share sexual imagery of the respondent to make them do something. No app-specific sextortion breakdown is given.

“Q14B. How often do you use/check/play each of the following?…” “Platform usage rates”

Q14B reports app use for ages 9–12 on p.9. Usage alone does not establish an age-policy violation where an app permits supervised or child use.

“Q19B. Please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following on a platform. Please select all that apply and remember that your answers are anonymous.…” “Online sexual interaction”“asked me to send a nude photo or video”“asked me to go 'on cam' with a nude or sexually explicit stream”“shared a nude photo or video of themselves with me”“shared a nude photo or video of another kid with me”“sent me sexual messages”

Q19B asks about five types of online sexual interaction involving peers or adults. The item wording does not require the interaction to have been unwanted.

“Online sexual interactions involving both peers and adults, by platform”

The app count follows the 25 named apps in Fig 7 (p.14). The AVERAGE summary row is not counted. OnlyFans is outside this table.

“Q20. For each of the following platforms, please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following…” “Fig a-09 | Potentially harmful online experiences, by platform”

Q20 is asked per platform. The appendix reports a combined potentially harmful online-experience measure that includes sexual interactions and bullying/discomfort; it does not publish a separate per-app bullying measure or a complete per-app item list.

“Q14B. How often do you use/check/play each of the following?…” “Platform usage rates”

Q14B includes app-use measurement for ages 9–12 (p.9); it measures use, not account ownership.

“Q20. For each of the following platforms, please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following.…” “Online sexual interactions involving both peers and adults, by platform”

Fig 7 (p.14) reports online sexual interaction rates for 25 named apps, both 'of users' and 'of all minors'.