{"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":[61,48,24,23,21,14,9],"name":"Yes"},{"data":[39,52,76,77,79,86,91],"name":"No"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Yes","No"],["I know what to do if someone acts online in a way I don\u2019t like",61,39],["I feel safe online",48,52],["I find other people are kind and helpful on the internet",24,76],["I find it easier to be myself online than when I am with people face-to-face",23,77],["I talk about different things online than I do when speaking to people face-to-face",21,79],["I feel powerful online",14,86],["I talk about personal things online which I do not talk about with people face-to-face",9,91]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffCategory","values":["I know what to do if someone acts online in a way I don\u2019t like","I feel safe online","I find other people are kind and helpful on the internet","I find it easier to be myself online than when I am with people face-to-face","I talk about different things online than I do when speaking to people face-to-face","I feel powerful online","I talk about personal things online which I do not talk about with people face-to-face"]},"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":"Perception of Safety and Communication Online","topic":"Usage Patterns","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":"115.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"These data from the 2026 EU Kids Online report explore how children perceive their own safety and the social dynamics of the digital environment. The data reveal a significant 'security-literacy gap': while the majority of children (61%) report knowing how to handle negative interactions online, fewer than half (48%) actually feel safe in digital spaces. This suggests that having the technical knowledge of 'what to do' does not necessarily translate into a subjective sense of security.\r\nThe vast majority of children (76%) do not find other internet users to be kind or helpful, suggesting that a hostile or indifferent social environment is perceived as the norm by three-quarters of European youth. Only 9% of children report discussing personal matters online that they would not talk about face-to-face, and only 23% find it easier to be themselves online."}