7 in 10 Koreans support social media restriction for teens
Seven in 10 South Koreans said they support the introduction of a policy restricting social media use by teenagers, a poll showed Tuesday, amid growing concerns over the excessive use of such platforms. In the survey conducted on 1,000 respondents aged 14 to 58, 70.7 percent said they support such a policy, while 29.3 percent said they oppose it, according to the poll conducted by the Korea Press…
A recent poll conducted by the Korea Press Foundation revealed that 70.7 percent of South Koreans support implementing a policy to limit social media use among teenagers. However, among the teen respondents, who made up one-fifth of the participants, support for the restriction dropped to 59 percent, while 41 percent expressed opposition to the plan.
When asked to determine the appropriate age for enforcing such a restriction, 16.8 percent of all respondents suggested 15, while 14.9 percent favored 18, and 13.1 percent preferred 11 years old or younger. Despite this support, a majority of respondents acknowledged that difficulties would arise in enforcing the policy, as teenagers could easily use other people's accounts or transition to different, unrestricted platforms.
Consequently, 59.8 percent of the respondents believed that platforms should focus on other measures to address the issue.
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