The smart phone generation seem to have lower computer literacy than millennials largely due to smart phones hiding away a lot of the workings. In the UK age verification for adult sites came into force yesterday and like everywhere streaming services are getting very enshittified. This is going to lead kids to discovering tor, VPNs, pirating, how to make deep fakes (to fool ai based age verification), and other ways of getting what they want without restrictions.
https://www.edweek.org/technology/u-s-students-computer-literacy-performance-drops/2024/12
It is difficult to find data comparing Gen alpha/“smartphone generation” to other generations, largely because definitions of computer literacy and methods for assessing it have not remained stable on that time scale in the face of evolving technology