{"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":[35,18,8,20,16,15,15,13,11,14,16,17,20,6,9,14,8,25,8,6],"name":"Very worried"},{"data":[16,19,16,17,21,17,15,15,15,14,14,14,12,13,12,13,12,8,11,7],"name":"Quite worried"},{"data":[22,28,39,26,34,27,26,27,29,25,22,20,18,31,28,21,27,12,22,16],"name":"A little worried"},{"data":[27,35,37,37,30,41,44,46,46,47,48,50,51,50,52,52,54,54,60,70],"name":"Not worried at all"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Very worried","Quite worried","A little worried","Not worried at all"],["Someone in my family will be seriously ill or die",35,16,22,27],["That I will not get the job that I want",18,19,28,35],["Using screens too much",8,16,39,37],["That a war will impact my life",20,17,26,37],["How I am doing at school",16,21,34,30],["That I will be excluded by my friends",15,17,27,41],["The way I look",15,15,26,44],["My parents arguing",13,15,27,46],["Not getting enough exercise",11,15,29,46],["My physical health",14,14,25,47],["My mental health",16,14,22,48],["That someone will create a fake image of me online",17,14,20,50],["That I will be the victim of a crime",20,12,18,51],["Climate change",6,13,31,50],["I do not know who or what to trust (fake news)",9,12,28,52],["That I will be bullied or harassed",14,13,21,52],["My family not having enough money",8,12,27,54],["Someone taking a nude picture and posting it online",25,8,12,54],["Hate-speech online",8,11,22,60],["That my parents will share information about me",6,7,16,70]],"labels":{"values":["Someone in my family will be seriously ill or die","That I will not get the job that I want","Using screens too much","That a war will impact my life","How I am doing at school","That I will be excluded by my friends","The way I look","My parents arguing","Not getting enough exercise","My physical health","My mental health","That someone will create a fake image of me online","That I will be the victim of a crime","Climate change","I do not know who or what to trust (fake news)","That I will be bullied or harassed","My family not having enough money","Someone taking a nude picture and posting it online","Hate-speech online","That my parents will share information about me"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/researchonline.lse.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/138705\/1\/EUKOV_REPORT_2-2026_European_Childrens_views.pdf","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Children\u2019s Worries","topic":"Public Sentiment","method":"survey (29,169 children aged 9\u201316)","source":"EU Kids Online 2026; Use, Views and Worries on Age Bans on Social Media","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"116.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"These data from the 2026 EU Kids Online report illustrate the hierarchy of anxieties among 29,169 European children, contextualising digital risks within the broader scope of real-world concerns. The data reveal that children\u2019s primary concerns are existential and academic: family illness or death (73%) and school performance (71%) significantly outweigh specific digital risks. However, digital risks carry a high 'intensity of worry'; for instance, although only 45% are concerned about non-consensual image-sharing, this issue receives the second-highest 'very worried' rating in the dataset (25%).\r\nA significant trend emerges regarding digital self-awareness. A total of 63% of children report being worried about 'using screens too much,' although the majority (39%) categorise this as 'a little worried'. Similarly, 51% of young people express concern about fake images (AI\/deepfakes) and 49% about the difficulty of knowing who to trust online due to fake news."}