{"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":[48,45,44,42,40,38,4,4],"name":"Adolescents"},{"data":[47,54,39,26,35,32,4,3],"name":"Parents"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Adolescents","Parents"],["Better implementation of existing rules by platforms",48,47],["Additional age limits or restrictions",45,54],["More education in schools",44,39],["Better access to mental health support",42,26],["More targeted information campaigns for young people",40,35],["More information for parents",38,32],["None of these",4,4],["Don't know",4,3]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffCategory","values":["Better implementation of existing rules by platforms","Additional age limits or restrictions","More education in schools","Better access to mental health support","More targeted information campaigns for young people","More information for parents","None of these","Don't know"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\/surveys\/detail\/3686","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Most Effective Actions to Improve Youth Wellbeing Online","topic":"Harms and Wellbeing","method":"survey (26297 adolescents and 12750 parents)","source":"Eurostat, Flash Eurobarometer, Impact of excessive screen time and social media on young people\u2019s mental health, April 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"112.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"This chart from the 2026 Flash Eurobarometer 'Impact of excessive screen time and social media on young people\u2019s mental health'  highlights significant differences in 'policy priorities' between European adolescents and their parents. While both groups agree on the importance of implementing existing rules more effectively (48% of young people vs. 47% of parents), they disagree on the most effective secondary measures. The data reveal that parents are significantly more focused on prohibition: 54% view additional age limits or restrictions as a top priority, which is a 9-percentage-point lead over adolescents, who would be directly affected by such bans.\r\nAdolescents are 16 percentage points more likely than their parents to believe that improved access to mental health support is a key solution (42% versus 26%). Young people also place a higher value on institutional empowerment, favouring education in schools (44%) over restrictive age-gating (45%)."}