Which of the following comes closest to your view on the effects of social media?

Which of the following comes closest to your view on the effects of social media? Published on 11 December 2025 → Survey conducted on 11 December 2025 on 6428 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Social media has a worse effect on young people

41%

Social media has a worse effect on older people

Social media has an equally bad effect on people in all age groups

43%

Social media does not have a bad effect on people in any age group

Something else

Don't know

Social media has a worse effect on young people

41%

Social media has a worse effect on older people

Social media has an equally bad effect on people in all age groups

43%

Social media does not have a bad effect on people in any age group

Something else

Don't know

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