The findings arrive amid growing international pressure to restrict social media access for children and young people, including age-based bans and stronger platform controls. The study is described as the first to examine the views of people with lived experience of self-harm on the safety features and content policies used by social media platforms. The research explored how participants experienced content restrictions and safety messages introduced by platforms in 2019, as well as their views on moderation tools, warnings and user controls. Half of survey respondents said that additional restrictions made social media safer. She called for continuous evaluation of online safety measures and for platforms to use social media more effectively for signposting, stigma reduction and access to supportive communities.