{"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":[47],"name":"Instagram"},{"data":[39],"name":"TikTok"},{"data":[37],"name":"YouTube"},{"data":[27],"name":"Facebook"},{"data":[21],"name":"X (Twitter)"},{"data":[16],"name":"WhatsApp"},{"data":[9],"name":"Snapchat"},{"data":[7],"name":"Telegram"},{"data":[6],"name":"Messanger"},{"data":[5],"name":"Linkedin"},{"data":[4],"name":"Discord"},{"data":[2],"name":"Viber"},{"data":[3],"name":"Other"}],"_data":[["GEO (Labels)","Instagram","TikTok","YouTube","Facebook","X (Twitter)","WhatsApp","Snapchat","Telegram","Messanger","Linkedin","Discord","Viber","Other"],["EU27",47,39,37,27,21,16,9,7,6,5,4,2,3]],"labels":{"values":["EU27"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\/api\/deliverable\/download\/file?deliverableId=96862","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2024","title":"Social Media Platforms Used by Young Users for Information on Political and Social Issues (EU27 average)","topic":"Usage Patterns","method":"Eurobarometer survey","source":"European Parliament Eurobarometer - Youth survey 2024","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"2.5","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"On average across the 27 European member states, Instagram was found to be the most commonly used platform (47%), followed by TikTok (39%) and YouTube (37%). Lower shares obtain information from Facebook (27%) and X (Twitter) (21%). WhatsApp is used for information on political and social issues by 16% of respondents. Other social media and platforms, including Snapchat (9%), Telegram (7%), Messenger (6%), LinkedIn (5%), Discord (4%) and Viber (2%), are mentioned less often by young people as sources of information on political and social issues."}