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Almost half of over-65s across the UK struggle to use the internet, alarming research has unveiled.
A new study by AgeUK claims that nearly six million Britons are unable to conduct a handful of basic yet crucial tasks to stay safe online.
One-in-five over-65s find it difficult to use web browsers like Google and Safari, while another 23 per cent can’t switch on their devices at all.
Adjusting font sizes, volume and even screen brightness are also problems for more than a quarter, contributing to heightened exclusion in a digital age.
‘The figures we are releasing today should be a wake-up call for policymakers, because they show the alarming extent to which the rush towards ‘digital by default’ is excluding our older population,’ said Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK.