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  • Austrian Safer Internet Centre
  • 12 May 2026

The Youth Internet Monitor 2026 presents current data on social media use among young people in Austria.

The Austrian Safer Internet Center inquires each year: 

Which social networks do young people in Austria use? 
Which platforms are trending, which get less important? 
Are there differences between girls and boys? 

The survey was conducted in October/November 2025. 

500 young people between 11 and 17 years old were asked. 

  • Article
  • Austrian Safer Internet Centre
  • 04 March 2026

The Youth Internet Monitor is an initiative of the Austrian Safer Internet Centre (SIC). It presents current data on social media use among young people in Austria. Which social networks are currently popular among young users in Austria? Which networks are most popular among girls? Which ones are ahead among boys?
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  • Spanish Safer Internet Centre
  • 17 July 2026

On Monday, 11 May 2026, we experienced a very special day in Jaén (Spain), celebrating Internet Day 2026. The highlight was undoubtedly the online workshop “Of course! Here’s another suggestion. What would you do with AI?”, which we created in collaboration with the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (INTEF). It was led by teacher and educational content creator Susi Profe and brought together more than 4,500 current and former students from various schools across the country, both online and in person.

  • Guide to app

Yubo is an app for young people where they can meet new people and chat with friends.
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  • Guide to app

Created in 2016, Mastodon is a decentralised social media platform that allows users to join different instances or servers. Each server has its rule and moderation policy to give users more control over their experience.
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  • Guide to app

Tango is a mobile messaging service which also allows users to make voice and video calls.
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  • Guide to app

Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking site.
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  • Guide to app

We Heart It is an image-based social network for inspiring images.
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  • Guide to app

WeChat is a messaging app to send and receive texts, voice messages and video messages.
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  • Guide to app

Whatsapp is a cross-platform mobile messaging app.

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  • vlop vlose very large online platform (VLOP)

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