# Most adults support limiting teens' social media use Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/teen-social-media-protections/ Published: 2026-10-07 > Featured topic in AI & Tech. Among U.S. adults, 76.1% favor overnight limits for teens on Facebook and Instagram and 72.2% favor a default two-hour daily limit, after reading a description of a Meta agreement. ## Overview: Support for limits on teen accounts In a Verasight survey of 1,500 U.S. adults conducted September 16 to 21, 2026, 76.1% favor blocking Facebook and Instagram between midnight and 6 a.m. for users under 18. A default two-hour daily limit draws 72.2% support. Respondents first read a description of an agreement between Meta and state attorneys general. These findings describe reactions to that survey premise; the agreement described has not been independently verified for this article. ## Overnight and daily limits draw support Overnight blocking draws 52.1% strong support and 24.0% somewhat favorable responses. A default two-hour daily limit draws 42.0% strong support and 30.1% somewhat favorable responses. The restrictions described apply to users under 18. These are the views of adults, including adults without teenage children. ## Support extends to feeds, likes and filters Hiding like counts on posts by teens draws 69.7% support. Offering a feed without algorithmic personalization draws 73.3%, and banning filters that alter a user’s face draws 72.2%. Each change is assessed separately. Support for one measure does not establish that the same respondents support every measure in the package. ## Other platforms face similar expectations Some 67.1% say TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube should be required to make the same changes for users under 18. Another 20.8% say they should be encouraged, but not required. Expectations for improved safety are more reserved: 54.5% expect the agreement described in the survey to make little or no difference. Another 31.5% expect some difference and 7.6% a great deal. ## Supporting evidence ### 76.1% strongly or somewhat favor overnight limits for teens on Facebook and Instagram, after hearing the agreement described to respondents. Question: - Blocking the apps between midnight and 6 a.m. Topline: - Strongly favor: 52.1% - Somewhat favor: 24.0% - Somewhat oppose: 9.3% - Not sure: 9.0% - Strongly oppose: 5.6% ### 72.2% strongly or somewhat favor a default daily two-hour limit for teens on Facebook and Instagram, after hearing the agreement described to respondents. Question: - Limiting use to two hours a day by default Topline: - Strongly favor: 42.0% - Somewhat favor: 30.1% - Somewhat oppose: 11.1% - Not sure: 10.0% - Strongly oppose: 6.7% ### 69.7% strongly or somewhat favor hiding like counts on posts by teens, after hearing the agreement described to respondents. Question: - Removing "like" counts from posts by users under 18 Topline: - Strongly favor: 43.2% - Somewhat favor: 26.5% - Not sure: 15.7% - Somewhat oppose: 9.6% - Strongly oppose: 5.0% ### 73.3% strongly or somewhat favor giving teens a social feed without algorithmic personalization, after hearing the agreement described to respondents. Question: - Offering a version of the feed that is not personalized by an algorithm Topline: - Strongly favor: 46.7% - Somewhat favor: 26.6% - Not sure: 16.8% - Somewhat oppose: 6.6% - Strongly oppose: 3.3% ### 72.2% strongly or somewhat favor banning face-altering filters for teens, after hearing the agreement described to respondents. Question: - Banning filters that change how a user's face looks Topline: - Strongly favor: 48.1% - Somewhat favor: 24.1% - Not sure: 12.6% - Somewhat oppose: 9.4% - Strongly oppose: 5.9% ### 67.1% say TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube should be required to make the same changes for users under 18 described to respondents. Question: Do you think other social media companies, like TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, should have to make these same changes for their users under 18? Topline: - Yes, they should be required to: 67.1% - They should be encouraged to, but not required: 20.8% - Not sure: 7.3% - No, they should not have to: 4.8% ### 54.5% expect the Meta agreement described to respondents to make not much difference or none at all to teen safety on Facebook and Instagram. Question: How much difference, if any, do you think this will make to the safety of teenagers using these apps? Topline: - Not much: 39.8% - Some: 31.5% - None at all: 14.7% - A great deal: 7.6% - Not sure: 6.4% ## Methodology - Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting - Population: US adults age 18+ - Field dates: 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-21 - Base (unweighted): 1,500 - Margin of error: +/- 2.6% - Module: Current Events Survey #2026-243 - Sponsor: Verasight - Weight variable: weight - Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status ## Sources - [- Blocking the apps between midnight and 6 a.m.](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-16): reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report - [How much difference, if any, do you think this will make to the safety of teenagers using these apps?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-13): reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report - [- Limiting use to two hours a day by default](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-16): reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report - [- Removing "like" counts from posts by users under 18](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-16): reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report - [- Offering a version of the feed that is not personalized by an algorithm](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-16): reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report - [- Banning filters that change how a user's face looks](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-16): reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report - [Do you think other social media companies — like TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube — should have to make these same changes for their users under 18?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-17): reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report ## Citation September Verasight National Survey: Current Events and Prediction Markets, fielded September 16-21, 2026, N=1,500 US adults age 18+, +/- 2.6%. Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-16)