Most Americans would ban social media for those under 16

A large-scale poll showed that a majority of Americans would support the ban social media Use by children under 16 years of age.

The biggest supporters of the proposal were parents with children under 18, where almost two-thirds were in favor…

Now there is very strong evidence children and teenagers’ use of social media can have a detrimental effect on mental health, exposing them to everything from unrealistic body images to cyberbullying and self-harming posts.

Many countries around the world, as well as several states in the United States, have either introduced bans or announced plans to do so. The list includes Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, UAE, United Kingdom and Vietnam.

a very large-scale survey by Pew Research Center It found that 56% of US adults would support a ban on social media use by children under the age of 16. Among parents under 18, support reached 65%. There is no political divide in what seems to be a rarity these days.

Across key demographics and partisan groups, more Americans support than oppose banning social media use by those under 16 (…) The idea also has bipartisan support. Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favor rather than oppose the ban. The same is true between Democrats and Democrats.

Only 21% of respondents opposed the ban.

Support for enforcing parental consent to create a social media account is even higher.

85% of adults say they would support social media companies requiring parental consent for minors to create social media accounts. This is up from 81% in 2023. 71% to 78% support requiring people to verify their age before using these platforms. 78% limit how much time minors spend on social media, up from 69%.

Surveys of what seem to be a relatively small number of people often fail to understand sampling theory. However, statistical analysis shows that a sample of up to 2,000 people can reduce the margin of error to less than 5%. In this particular case, total 9750 people answered, giving a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4%.

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