Thorn Youth Perspectives 2024

“Youth Perspectives on Online Safety, 2024”

Cover title. Full subtitle: 'An Annual Report of Youth Attitudes and Experiences'.

“In total, 1,048 minors from across the United States participated in an 18-minute online survey from November 13 to December 6, 2024.”

“© 2025 Thorn”

Published 2025 (footer); fieldwork conducted November–December 2024.

“In total, 1,048 minors from across the United States participated in an 18-minute online survey from November 13 to December 6, 2024.”

November 13 – December 6, 2024.

“In total, 1,048 minors from across the United States participated in an 18-minute online survey from November 13 to December 6, 2024.”

Sample makeup: n=280 9–12-year-olds, n=768 13–17-year-olds.

“It presents the results of a quantitative survey tool to collect self-reported data from minors aged 9–17.”

“To ensure a representative sample nationwide, data was weighted to age, gender, race, and geography based on U.S. Census data.”

Non-probability online recruitment via caregivers; weighted to Census benchmarks.

“Q19B. Please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following on a platform. Please select all that apply and remember that your answers are anonymous.…” “Bullied/made uncomfortable online”“…made me feel uncomfortable”“…bullied me”

Q19B asks about being bullied or made uncomfortable online. The combined category is broader than bullying alone.

“Q14B. How often do you use/check/play each of the following?…” “Fig 2 | Platform usage rates”

Q14B reports app use for ages 9–12 on p.10. Usage alone does not establish an age-policy violation where an app permits supervised or child use.

“Q19B. Please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following on a platform. Please select all that apply and remember that your answers are anonymous.…” “Online sexual interaction”“…sent me sexual messages”“…asked me to send a nude photo or video”“…asked me to go 'on cam' with a nude or sexually explicit stream”“…shared a nude photo or video of themselves with me”“…shared a nude photo or video of another kid with me”

Q19B asks about five types of online sexual interaction involving peers or adults. The item wording does not require the interaction to have been unwanted.

“Fig a-09 | Potentially harmful online experiences, by platform”

The appendix lists 22 named apps with online sexual-interaction measurement. General app-use questions cover a wider roster. The combined “potentially harmful online experience” measure is not a separate bullying estimate.

“Q20. For each of the following platforms, please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following…” “Fig a-09 | Potentially harmful online experiences, by platform”

Q20 is asked per platform. The appendix reports a combined potentially harmful online-experience measure that includes sexual interactions and bullying/discomfort; it does not publish a separate per-app bullying measure or a complete per-app item list.

“Q14B. How often do you use/check/play each of the following?…” “Fig 2 | Platform usage rates”

Q14B includes app-use measurement for ages 9–12 (p.10); it measures use, not account ownership.

“Q20. For each of the following platforms, please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following.…” “Fig 8 | Online sexual interactions involving both peers and adults, by platform”

Q20 documents online sexual interactions by platform. Appendix p.48 lists the named apps; the main figure gives both platform-user and all-minor denominators.