IN THIS YEAR’S STUDY FOR THE FIRST TIME GENDER RELATED ISSUES WERE PUBLISHED WHICH STRONGLY DIVIDES THE COUNTRIES. IN SUM, THE MAJORITY BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE DECIDES WHETHER THEY FEEL LIKE A MAN OR A WOMAN, BUT IN SOME COUNTRIES (EG HUNGARY) THE PROPORTION OF THESE OPINIONS IS ONLY 25 PERCENT, AND ELSEWHERE (EG SPAIN) IS 67 PERCENT. A LARGE MAJORITY DOES NOT SUPPORT THE GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18.
RESULTS SHOW THAT THERE ARE LOW LEVELS OF TRUST TOWARDS THE SOCIAL MEDIA IN EUROPE, AND PRACTICES INVOLVING THE RESTRICTION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION BY SOCIAL MEDIA SITES ARE REJECTED BY NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF EUROPEANS. THE RESEARCH HAS ALSO SHOWN THAT IN MOST OF THE COUNTRIES SURVEYED, THE OBLIGATION OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS CONSIDERED A PROBLEM.