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This article analyses the way in which the digital divide affects Roma/Gitano minors. This ethnic group is a paradigmatic case among socially underprivileged groups in Spain; excluded from industrial society, they appear to be facing a similar situation in the post-industrial era. We, therefore, sought to explore the digital experiences of minors from this group in order to study social and digital exclusion/inclusion among them. The research strategy took a comprehensive approach, covering both offline and online behaviour. We focused on the results of fieldwork undertaken in Spain during 2017. In all, interviews were conducted with 17 adolescents (aged 11 to 18) as well as with several social workers who were providing support to the minors. Given that the use of technology has become a prerequisite for the welfare of children and for the development of their rights, the issue tends to centre on three main areas, commonly known as the three Ps: provision, participation, and protection. As such, the analysis of inequality was based on these areas. The findings presented in this article illustrate that the use of ICTs can contribute to empowering Roma/Gitano adolescents to improve the position they occupy as a group in the social structure.

Assuming that internet purchasing is related to the amount and quality of technological equipment in a household, the aim of this study was to find some predictors which would help to explain the use of e-commerce in Spain. However, instead of discovering people's reasons for using internet shopping services, it discovered their reasons for not doing so. The use of e-commerce was low in digital households, as only 7.7 percent of those polled had used an internet shopping service on occasion, and only 6.8 percent had done so during the month prior to the poll. Users of e-commerce have a large amount of computer equipment at home and other equipment for leisure activities which is compatible with the former. The results of this study are based on a survey involving personal interviews with members of 560 households in five Spanish cities who subscribe to a TV digital package, by cable or satellite.

The purpose of this article is to analyse sharenting, a relatively widespread practice among Spanish mothers and fathers that involves the publication of comments, images or videos of the lives of their children on social networks or blogs. Even when the actions of parents are well-intended, the information shared may not always set well with their children, and it could expose them to risks. Based on the results of a survey of 2900 Spanish schoolchildren (9–17 years old), their experiences of sharenting have been studied. Nearly one in five say that their parents have shared information about them online. This practice increases with age, affecting girls in particular. Approximately 12% of the children asked their parents to delete this shared information, and negative consequences resulting from this practice, whether direct or indirect, are not common (4%). The association between sharenting and the enabling and restrictive parental mediation strategies has also been analysed. The data show that parents who frequently mediate their children's online activity share significantly less information. In any case, what stands out is the fact that parents post this information online, which indicates the need for parents to have a higher level of awareness about this issue.

Children's risks associated with the Internet and online technologies have been given great emphasis in media discourses across Europe. Perceptions and representations of online risks seem to be socially and culturally shaped, being rather different from one country to another. This
article provides a comparative analysis of the press coverage of online risks in three European countries: Italy, Portugal and Spain. Being southern and Latin countries, they share some patterns and trends that may have a bearing on social attitudes towards the issue of children and new media.
Through a focus on contextual factors, on one hand, and on the news media, on the other, the comparative analysis concludes that the three countries share relevant similarities but also present differences in the ways their national media systems represent childhood online.