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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.

A record-breaking surge in CSAM identification, with 2024 figures surpassing the previous five-year peak by over 140%. Confirmed illegal records jumped by 202% in a single year to reach 1.63 million, indicating an unprecedented level of harmful material exchange.

Public sentiment across the EU27 demonstrates an overwhelming mandate for regulatory intervention. Mental health risks emerge as the most critical concern, with 93% demanding public action, 67% categorising it as very urgent. Cyberbullying and age-assurance mechanisms are both viewed as urgent by 92% of the population.

This table tracks the feasibility and acceptance of various regulatory measures from the perspective of adolescents. 82% oppose mobile phone bans, but only 27% oppose collaborative rules, suggesting that co-governance approaches have significantly higher acceptance than top-down restrictions.

1 in 5 children in Europe experience some form of abuse or exploitation. 70-85% of victims know their abuser, contradicting the stranger danger narrative. Social media platforms serve as the digital infrastructure allowing known abusers to maintain private, unmonitored contact with children outside of physical sightlines.

Approximately 1 in 10 adolescents now exhibits problematic social media behavior, defined by clinical, addiction-like symptoms such as withdrawal and inability to control usage. This risk is notably higher for girls (13%) than boys (9%). 36% of youth are in perpetual online contact with friends, peaking at 44% among 15-year-old girls.

Overwhelming public support (83-89%) for proactive digital governance, with security, disinformation and AI ethics as top priorities. This creates a strong political mandate for child protection measures in the digital space.

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.

65% of respondents aged 15-24 said social media was their main source of information. Instagram emerged as the most commonly used platform (47%), followed by TikTok (39%) and YouTube (37%). These data show the direct correlation between youth using social media and their right to information and participation, specifically in the political sphere.

A 7200% explosion of financial sexual extortion schemes and a 360% increase in sexual imagery involving children as young as seven. Generative AI has introduced new vectors for abuse that existing moderation tools are not equipped to handle.