Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference ―British Ukrainian Academic Congress‖ (March 20-22, 2026) / Publisher website: www.naukainfo.com. - Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2026. - 183 p.

76 To systematically counteract these threats, we must accurately classify them. In European academic discourse, one of the most recognized frameworks for categorizing digital threats is the "4Cs" model developed by Stoilova and Livingstone (2021). The 4Cs model categorizes online risks into four distinct typologies: Content (exposure to harmful material), Contact (interaction with malicious actors), Conduct (the child participating in harmful behavior), and Contract (commercial exploitation and privacy risks). While the 4Cs taxonomy is highly effective for identifying the nature of digital threats, the rapidly evolving landscape of surveillance capitalism requires an operational framework that measures the escalation and severity of these risks, particularly regarding their spillover into physical reality. Therefore, building upon the foundational concepts of the 4Cs, we propose an expanded operational tool: The Six-Level Hierarchical Model of Digital Risks. This model categorizes risks not only by their typology but by their frequency of exposure, the intentionality of the aggressor, the scale of coordination, and, crucially, the proximity of severe offline consequences.