Overview

• Plan International’s report, based on 3,500 interviews with 12–21-year-olds released on Sept. 11, maps attitudes on gender, safety and technology across Generation Z and Alpha in Spain.
• Fourteen percent of girls say they have experienced sexual harassment or sexual violence, rising to 22% among those aged 17–21, with 9% reporting incidents via social networks or AI.
• Seventy-two percent of boys worry about being unjustly accused of sexual harassment or gender violence, while sizable minorities—especially boys—do not firmly reject partner control, phone checks or threats.
• AI is deeply embedded in daily life: only 14% did not use it in the past month, and 18% of girls and 12% of boys use it for personal issues, rising to about one in four among girls aged 17–21.
• Young people voice strong AI concerns, including non-consensual sexual content, misinformation and misuse for mental-health diagnosis, as the NGO urges platform regulation with relevant child-protection and AI governance bills under parliamentary review.