This report, Children and young people's online strategies (Barns och ungas strategier online), examines how children and young people reason about their use of digital and social media, with a particular focus on how they navigate digital risks. The report was produced within the framework of the EU-funded project Safer Internet Centre Sweden.

An accompanying literature review is also available. The review provides an overview of how research conducted over the past five years has identified and examined the different strategies children may apply when encountering digital risks.

The aim is to provide in-depth insights into young people’s behaviours in relation to digital media and to support the development of methods for involving children in the Swedish Media Council’s research activities. Strategies are defined as behaviours directed towards a predetermined goal. Risks are defined based on previous research as well as consultations with the children and young people who participated in the study.

The respondents were aged 12–20 and were recruited from four schools and the Safer Internet Centre’s youth panel.