Poll: 82 percent of Czechs support banning social media for children under 15

A total of 82 percent of Czechs would support a ban on social media for children under the age of 15. Meanwhile, 78 percent of respondents would back a ban on mobile phones in schools. This follows from a survey conducted for the financial group Uniqa by the NMS agency among 1,000 respondents.

“Naturally, we also looked at what younger people under 34 think about the issue. It is not surprising that support for the bans is lower among them, but it still remains above 50 percent. Even among Czechs aged 15 to 24, 44 percent support the ban,” said Prokop Vejda from NMS.

Czechia is also debating possible restrictions on social media. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) raised the idea in February of banning children from using social media, following the example of France. President Petr Pavel has also leaned toward supporting such a ban.

The NMS survey also asked people what they believe disrupts family well-being. Respondents identified work, lack of time, everyday responsibilities, financial worries, and especially health problems as the main causes.