Read the following passage about the urban shift and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each o...

Read the following passage about the urban shift and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 31 to 40.

[I] Violent online content is now “unavoidable” for children in the UK. [II] Research from the media watchdog has found that many kids first exposed to it when they are still in primary school. [III] They included videos of local school and street fights shared in group chats, as well as extreme graphic violence with gang- related content. [IV]

Children were aware that even more extreme material was available in the deeper recesses of the web, but had not sought it out themselves, the report concluded. The findings prompted the NSPCC to accuse tech platforms of sitting back and “ignoring their duty of care to young users.” Rani Govender, a senior policy officer for child safety online, said: “It is deeply concerning that children are telling us that being unintentionally exposed to violent content has become a normal part of their online lives. It is unacceptable that algorithms are continuing to push out harmful content that we know can have pernicious mental and emotional consequences for young people.”

The research, conducted by the Family, Kids and Youth agency, was part of Ofcom’s preparation for its new responsibilities under the Online Safety Act, passed last year, which handed the regulator the power to crack down on social networks that are failing to protect their users, particularly children.

Gill Whitehead, Ofcom’s online safety group director, said: “Children should not feel that seriously harmful content is an unavoidable part of their lives online. Today's research sends a powerful message to tech firms that now is the time to act so they are ready to meet their child protection duties under new online safety laws. Later this spring, we will consult on how we expect the industry to make sure that children can enjoy an age-appropriate, safer online experience.”

Almost every leading tech firm was among those named by the children and young people interviewed by Ofcom, but Snapchat and Meta’s apps Instagram and WhatsApp came up most frequently.

Question 31. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Children have chosen to ignore the existence of violent content online.

B. There’s a growing concern about the impact of online violence on children’s mental and emotional well-being.

C. Tech platforms are fully compliant with the Online Safety Act and effectively protect children.

D. The prevalence of violent online content is largely due to children actively seeking it out.