Posted Jul 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTCTSupport for a social media ban for kids under 16 cuts across party lines.According to a Pew Research poll, 56 percent of American adults support banning social media for anyone under 16. A majority support it across almost every demographic — Democrats, Republicans, parents, non-parents — except among those over 65, where 49 percent of respondents agreed, but just 19 percent opposed a ban.Image: Pew Research CenterFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O'Brien
Support for a social media ban for kids under 16 cuts across party lines.
According to a Pew Research poll, 56 percent of American adults support banning social media for anyone under 16. A majority support it across almost every demographic — Democrats, Republicans, parents, non-parents — except among those over 65, where 49 percent of respondents agreed, but just 19 percent opposed a ban. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/across_demographic_and_partisan_groups_support_for_an_under-16_social_media_ban_exceeds_opposition.png?quality=90&strip=all]
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