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The data reveals a significant Consensus Gap between hardware restrictions and age-based platform access. While the generations are divided on whether smartphones belong in schools, they are remarkably united on the need to protect children under 14 from social media.

A significant mandate for restrictive social media legislation for children under 14. France leads with 80% support. The global average of 65% indicates an internationally recognised solution. Germany is the only country where disagreement (42%) outweighs agreement (40%), suggesting higher cultural value placed on digital autonomy.

Parents with children in school are the most optimistic cohort (31%), but even among this group less than one-third believe the impact will be positive. Only a 3-percentage point difference between Gen Z (28%) and Boomers (25%) suggests that skepticism toward AI in the classroom is not a generational misunderstanding but a widely shared concern.

The data reveals a clear hardening of attitudes toward AI in the classroom. Support for an outright ban on AI tools in schools increased from 29% to 36% in one year. The public is now almost evenly split, with 27% undecided — a critical group that policymakers can influence through clear guidelines.

A strong majority (62%) view Digital Literacy and Online Safety as a school responsibility, placing it in the same category as basic literacy and numeracy. Despite the risks of the digital age, Mental Wellbeing (69%) and Moral Values (72%) are seen as strictly parental duties. The public expects schools to act as Technical Protectors while parents remain the Emotional Guardians.

A clear majority consensus across all age groups that the responsibility for teaching digital literacy and online safety lies with schools and teachers. However, a generational gradient is visible: Gen Z 58%, Gen X 64%, Boomers 69% — an 11-percentage point gap suggesting digital natives place slightly more weight on other sources.