{"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":[64,55,54,53,48,39],"name":"Yes, 16 or older"},{"data":[20,15,22,30,21,31],"name":"Yes, between 13 and 15"},{"data":[14,26,19,16,28,23],"name":"No, this should be up to parents, not governments"},{"data":[2,4,5,1,3,7],"name":"No, there should be no age restriction"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCountry","Yes, 16 or older","Yes, between 13 and 15","No, this should be up to parents, not governments","No, there should be no age restriction"],["Italy",64,20,14,2],["Spain",55,15,26,4],["Belgium",54,22,19,5],["Poland",53,30,16,1],["France",48,21,28,3],["Germany",39,31,23,7]],"labels":{"values":["Italy","Spain","Belgium","Poland","France","Germany"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/poll-europeans-support-social-media-ban-minors\/","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Youth's support for a minimum age on social media (2026)","topic":"Public Sentiment","method":"survey (6698)","source":"European Pulse survey, carried out by Cluster17 for POLITICO & beBartlet","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"97.0","geographical":"Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain"},"description":"This table shows public support for a government-mandated minimum age for social media use across six major European nations (March 2026). The data reveal a near-universal 'consensus of concern', with over 70% of respondents in every country supporting some form of age restriction. Italy (84%) and Poland (83%) show the strongest support for government intervention. A significant trend emerges regarding the 'digital majority' threshold. A clear majority favours the stricter '16 or older' cut-off in Italy (64%), Spain (55%) and Belgium (54%). In contrast, the public in Germany and Poland is more divided between the 13\u201315 and 16+ age limits, with Poland reporting the highest level of support in the dataset (30%) for a moderate 13\u201315 age limit.\r\nThe findings also highlight the ongoing debate over parental autonomy. While they are in the minority, a significant proportion of the population in France (28%) and Spain (26%) believes that social media access should be a matter for parents rather than the government. Notably, the option of having 'no age restriction' is the least popular across the continent, peaking at just 7% in Germany and dropping to 1% in Poland."}