{"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":[36,34,36,31,32,5],"name":"Teenagers aged 12-14"},{"data":[34,28,38,30,28,6],"name":"Teenagers aged 15-17"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Teenagers aged 12-14","Teenagers aged 15-17"],["Age verification should be device-linked, so I only verify once",36,34],["Age verification should be at the app store level so I onlyaccess safe apps",34,28],["Age verification should be done for each app\/platform",36,38],["Age verification should be done via a dedicated app toensure anonymity",31,30],["Age verication should be done via biometric identication",32,28],["None of the above",5,6]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffCategory","values":["Age verification should be device-linked, so I only verify once","Age verification should be at the app store level so I only\naccess safe apps","Age verification should be done for each app\/platform","Age verification should be done via a dedicated app to\nensure anonymity","Age verication should be done via biometric identication","None of the above"]},"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":"Best Methods for Age Verification According to Teenagers (aged 12-14 and 15-17) (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":"96.0","geographical":"European Union (Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain)"},"description":"This table examines the preferences of European teenagers (aged 12-17) regarding technical methods for age verification in five countries: Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The 2025 data reveal that there is no single 'preferred' solution among young people; instead, support is fragmented across multiple technical approaches. A significant trend emerges among older teenagers (aged 15\u201317), who demonstrate the strongest preference for platform-specific verification (38%), indicating a preference for distinct digital identities rather than a universal 'digital key'. By contrast, younger teenagers (aged 12\u201314) are more open to centralised gatekeeping, with 34% supporting verification at the app store level compared to 28% of older teenagers. One-time, device-linked verification remains a consistently popular option for both age groups (34\u201336%), reflecting an appreciation of user convenience. While privacy-preserving methods such as dedicated anonymity apps (30\u201331%) and biometric identification (28\u201332%) receive significant support, they do not emerge as the leading choices."}