Social Media Use Among Adolescents

ILLUSTRATION - 24 September 2026, Saxony, Leipzig: A girl is holding an iPhone 16, and on its screen, in a folder labeled "social media," the logos of Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat, TikTok Pro, Instagram, and YouTube are visible. The European Commission plans to ban children under 13 from social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram in the future. In general, users will not be allowed to create their own accounts until they are 15 years old, while 13- to 14-year-olds will initially only be permitted to use "mini-accounts" set up and supervised by their parents. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa (Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images)