{"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":[54,54,52,50,53,49,48,43],"name":"Very concerned (%)"},{"data":[35,35,36,38,32,36,35,37],"name":"Fairly concerned (%)"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Very concerned (%)","Fairly concerned (%)"],["Encountering violent content",54,35],["Approached by people wanting to exploit them",54,35],["Spending too much time using certain apps\/social media",52,36],["Exploitation based on shared personal information",50,38],["Encountering pornographic content",53,32],["Encountering terrorist content encouraging violence",49,36],["Recruitment or encouragement to commit a crime",48,35],["Encountering conspiracy theories",43,37]],"labels":{"values":["Encountering violent content","Approached by people wanting to exploit them","Spending too much time using certain apps\/social media","Exploitation based on shared personal information","Encountering pornographic content","Encountering terrorist content encouraging violence","Recruitment or encouragement to commit a crime","Encountering conspiracy theories"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/fra.europa.eu\/en\/publication\/2026\/child-protection-social-media","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Concerns about safety of children when using social media","topic":"Harms and Wellbeing","method":"survey (26,453 respondents)","source":"European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Protecting children on social media \u2013 Views on age limits, 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"67.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"This chart illustrates public concerns in the European Union about the safety of children on social media, as revealed by a 2026 FRA survey of over 26,000 individuals. The data reveal an overwhelming consensus on digital risks, with concern levels exceeding 80% for all eight monitored categories. The most acute anxieties are tied to encountering violent content and predatory exploitation, both of which reach a peak concern level of 89% (54% are \"very concerned\").\r\nConcerns about excessive usage and data exploitation both rank nearly as high at 88%, directly mirroring ongoing policy debates about addictive design and privacy issues. Even the category with the lowest reported level of concern (for example, the exposure to conspiracy theories) still affects 80% of the population."}