Children's social media curbs planned across EU, von der Leyen says
Ursula von der Leyen backs phased access rules after experts urged supervised use for under-13s and stronger safeguards for teens.
- The European Commission plans to introduce legislation after the summer aimed at establishing a harmonized, bloc-wide framework to limit young children's access to social media.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted that the draft law will focus on restricting predatory algorithms and preventing Big Tech platforms from exploiting minors.
- An expert advisory panel has recommended a phased approach, including an outright restriction on unsupervised social media use for children under thirteen.
- The planned restrictions will extend beyond traditional social networks to "social media plus" services, capturing gaming platforms, messaging apps, and artificial intelligence chatbots with addictive features.
- This upcoming regulatory push aims to resolve legal conflicts with member nations like France and Greece, which have faced pushback from the bloc for independently drafting their own national age limits.
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Children need time in the real world... EU also pushes to block social media for minors. As countries around the world begin regulating social media use by minors, the European Union (EU) has announced that it will soon introduce legislation to restrict children's access to social media. Five countries, including Australia, have already regulated social media for minors...
EU may ban children under 13 from using social networksEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen supported a recommendation to ban children under 13 from using social networks. Access should be phased according to age, and screens are not recommended at all for children under three years of age.
EU to impose age-based restrictions on children's access to social media
Brussels, July 13 (SANA) The European Union is preparing to impose restrictions on children’s access to social media platforms across its 27 member states, aiming to create a safer digital environment and limit the risks of the digital space for minors, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Monday. The Commission will adopt recommendations and a legislative proposal after the summer, to be officially announced in Septem…
Under 13 years of age, access will only be possible with parental supervision and with a time limit, according to the plans.
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