Over Half Of Malta’s Young People Encounter Hostile Messages Online, Eurostat Reveals
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Eurostat data shows that 55.9% of internet users in Malta aged 16 to 29 encountered hostile or degrading messages online in 2025. This figure is slightly higher than the European Union average of 54.2%. More than half of the youth population in the country has faced this issue.
More than half of young people in Malta have encountered hostile or degrading messages online, according to new figures published by Eurostat. The data reveals that 55.9% of internet users aged 16 to 29 in Malta came across such content in 2025, placing the country slightly above the European Union average of 54.2%. Malta also … Continued •