Majority of the population sees both risks and opportunities in social media

Infografik of March 11, 2026

The infographic of DIW Weekly Report 10/2026 shows the results of a SOEP short survey from September 2025 about attitudes toward social media use among children and young people. The data is displayed as several percentage values arranged around short text labels. The upper section presents the public’s evaluation of potential regulatory measures: Strengthening media literacy: 94% More parental control: 95% Mandatory intervention by platform operators: 93–94% Ban for children up to the age of 12: 71% Ban in schools: 59% Ban up to the age of 16: 50% The lower section summarizes how respondents perceive the risks and opportunities of social media: 57% see both risks and opportunities. 19% see mainly risks. 4% see mainly opportunities. A note explains that the remaining respondents either did not take a position or saw neither risks nor opportunities. The infographic includes the source reference “SOEP short survey, September 2025” and indicates the license “CC BY 4.0.”

Topics: Digitalization , Family , Health , Well-being

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