1、Published 9 June 2021Online Nation2021 reportWelsh version available:Ein Gwlad Ar-lein-Trosolwg Cymraeg2 Contents Section Overview.3 What we have found in brief.3 1.The online consumer.9 Introduction.9 Internet take-up and use.11 Device take-up and use.16 Use of internet services.19 Online harms and

2、 attitudes to regulation.40 2.Children.49 Introduction.49 Childrens internet take-up and use.50 Device take-up and use.52 Use of internet services.54 Market context and business models.74 Childrens experience of online harms,and action taken.78 3.Social video.85 Introduction.85 Take-up and use.87 Us

3、er engagement and key genres.94 Market context and business models.103 Content delivery.105 Content creators.109 User experiences of using social video.113 4.The online industry.120 Introduction.120 Market overview.121 GAFAM.123 Overview of key sectors.127 5.News and misinformation.150 Introduction.

4、150 News consumption.150 False or misleading information.157 The coronavirus pandemic.162 Actions taken to tackle false information online.171 Annex A1.Covid-19.176 A2.Methodology.177 3 Overview What we have found in brief People used online services more than ever as we became more dependent on the

5、m during the pandemic With the UK in some form of lockdown for most of 2020,we were more dependent than ever on online services for entertainment,shopping,keeping in touch,getting information,home working and home schooling.By the end of the year,about 94%of UK homes had internet access,up from abou

6、t 89%in 2019.And we spent more time online:an average of 3 hours 37 minutes a day on smartphones,tablets and computers(nine minutes more than in 2019)as well as an average of 1 hour 21 minutes a day watching online services such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer on television sets(24 minutes more than in 2