{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[42,56,57,68,50],"name":"Agree"},{"data":[32,28,26,24,36],"name":"Neutral"},{"data":[26,16,17,8,14],"name":"Disagree"}],"_data":[["Category","Agree","Neutral","Disagree"],["On social media, I don't notice algorithms shaping my feed",42,32,26],["I worry that social media influences me by controlling my feed",56,28,16],["Social media algorithms make me spend more time on than I want",57,26,17],["I want more control over what apperas on my social media feed",68,24,8],["Social media algorithms save me time and show relevant content",50,36,14]],"labels":{"values":["On social media, I don't notice algorithms shaping my feed","I worry that social media influences me by controlling my feed","Social media algorithms make me spend more time on than I want","I want more control over what apperas on my social media feed","Social media algorithms save me time and show relevant content"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/www.euroconsumers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Growing-up-online-Building-a-digital-future-for-minors-by-minors-1.pdf","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2025","title":"Attitudes Towards Social Media Algorithms (2025)","topic":"Public Sentiment","method":"Survey (N = 3351; Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain)","source":"Euroconsumers, Growing Up Online: Building a digital future for minors, by minors, 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"88.0","geographical":"European Union (Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain)"},"description":"This table examines the attitudes of young people (aged 12-17) towards social media algorithms in five European countries: Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The 2025 survey reveals a significant demand for digital agency, with 68% of respondents expressing a desire for more control over the content in their feeds. This desire is emphasised by a high level of concern about algorithmic influence: 56% of young people are worried that social media platforms control their experience, and 57% admit that algorithms cause them to spend more time online than intended. The findings also highlight a complex duality in user perception: while 50% of respondents recognise the functional benefits of algorithms in saving time and providing relevant content, 42% report not even noticing that algorithms are shaping their feeds."}