March of the under 10s – generation growing up as protesters
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4HFKF)
Research says those born since 2010 are expert at spotting fake news and handling technology
Political protest, spotting fake news and taking control of new technology comes naturally to the UK's under 10s, the so-called Alpha generation and the first cohort born into the fully-fledged social media age, new research reveals.
One in five children aged between five and nine have already attended their first march or protest about something they care about, and half of their parents are encouraging them to speak out as activists, according to a survey carried out for Beano Studios, which owns the comic brand.
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