In 2019, the majority of Hungarian teenagers reported having received messages from strangers on social media platforms. Only nine percent of teens were never sent a message by someone they did not know.
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Be Social. (February 13, 2019). Have you ever received a message (via Messenger, Instagram, etc.) from someone you do not know? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114146/hungary-teenagers-messaged-by-strangers-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Be Social. "Have you ever received a message (via Messenger, Instagram, etc.) from someone you do not know?." Chart. February 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114146/hungary-teenagers-messaged-by-strangers-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Be Social. (2019). Have you ever received a message (via Messenger, Instagram, etc.) from someone you do not know?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114146/hungary-teenagers-messaged-by-strangers-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Be Social. "Have You Ever Received a Message (via Messenger, Instagram, Etc.) from Someone You Do Not Know?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114146/hungary-teenagers-messaged-by-strangers-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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