How harmful, if at all, do you think sustained social media usage (i.e. more than 3 hours a day) is to children under the age of 16? | Daily Question

How harmful, if at all, do you think sustained social media usage (i.e. more than 3 hours a day) is to children under the age of 16? Published on 26 May 2026 → Survey conducted on 26 May 2026 on 4873 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Very harmful

53%

Fairly harmful

36%

Not very harmful

5%

Not harmful at all

1%

Don't know

5%

Very harmful

53%

Fairly harmful

36%

Not very harmful

5%

Not harmful at all

1%

Don't know

5%

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