Due to the pandemic situation in late 2020, street festivities got canceled worldwide. For many families, get-togethers with grandparents over the Christmas period were also put on hold. As a result, children across the globe sought holiday fun and games from the comfort of home. And thanks to modern tech and the ubiquitous internet, they had no reason to be bored.
We analyzed and categorized the most popular websites and search queries over the festive period (December 20, 2020 — January 10, 2021) to find out how kids compensated for the lack of outdoor winter entertainment.
How we collect our statistics
Our Kaspersky Safe Kids solution for home users scans the contents of web pages that children try to visit. If the site falls into one of fourteen undesirable categories, the product sends an alert to Kaspersky Security Network. In doing so, no personal data is transmitted and user privacy is not violated. Note:
It is up to the parent to decide which content to block by tweaking the protective solution’s preferences. However, anonymous statistics are collected for all the 14 categories.
The information in this report was obtained from computers running Windows and macOS; mobile statistics are not presented.
Website categorization
Web filtering in Kaspersky Safe Kids currently covers the following categories:
Online communication (social networks, messengers, chats, forums)
Adult content
Alcohol, tobacco, narcotics
Violence
Weapons, explosives, pyrotechnics
Profanity
Gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes
Video games
Electronic commerce (shops, banks, payment systems)
Software, audio, video
Recruitment
Religions, religious associations
News media
Anonymous access tools
Search query filtering
Children’s search activities best illustrate their interests. Kaspersky Safe Kids can filter kids’ queries in five search engines (Bing, Google, Mail.ru, Yahoo!, Yandex), as well as on YouTube. Filtering targets six potentia ..
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