{"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":[0,0,4,1,13,11,15,16,6,0,4,3,10,11,5,1],"name":"Percentage of Respondents (%)"}],"_data":[["\ufeffProposed Age \/ Measure","Percentage of Respondents (%)"],["1-5 years",0],["6-9 years",0],["10 years",4],["11 years",1],["12 years",13],["13 years",11],["14 years",15],["15 years",16],["16 years",6],["17 years",0],["18 years or above",4],["No age limitations",3],["It should be left for parents to decide",10],["It depends on the social media platform",11],["Some other measures should be taken",5],["Don't know",1]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffProposed Age \/ Measure","values":["1-5 years","6-9 years","10 years","11 years","12 years","13 years","14 years","15 years","16 years","17 years","18 years or above","No age limitations","It should be left for parents to decide","It depends on the social media platform","Some other measures should be taken","Don't know"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/fra.europa.eu\/en\/publication\/2026\/child-protection-social-media","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Opinion on age target for social media prohibition for minors \u2013 Respondents aged 15-17","topic":"Public Sentiment","method":"survey (531 respondents aged 15-17)","source":"European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Protecting children on social media \u2013 Views on age limits, 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"69.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"This chart illustrates the views of adolescents (aged 15\u201317) on the appropriate legal age for accessing social media, as revealed by a 2026 FRA survey. The data reveal a clear 'youth consensus' centred around the age of 14 or 15, with 15 (16%) and 14 (15%) emerging as the most popular thresholds. Combined with those favouring ages 12 and 13 (13% and 11% respectively), over half of the teenage respondents (55%) support a limit between 12 and 15 years.\r\nA significant trend emerges when these results are compared to those of the adult demographic - chart #68. While adults favoured limits of 16 and 18+, adolescents overwhelmingly rejected these higher cutoffs, with only 6% supporting a limit of 16 and 4% supporting a limit of 18. Furthermore, teenagers are twice as likely as adults to suggest that the limit should 'depend on the social media platform' (11%), indicating a more nuanced understanding of platform-specific risks."}