US EditionDenmark announces plan to ban social media access for under-15s
- On Friday, Denmark's government announced a political agreement to ban access to social media for children aged under 15, while some parents may consent after assessment for access from age 13.
- To protect children and young people, officials cited disrupted sleep, loss of peace and concentration, and pressure from digital relationships where adults are not always present.
- Analysts called the proposal one of the most sweeping in Europe, with Denmark among the first EU countries to introduce age limits on social media.
- A coalition of parties on both right and left backed the plan, with the ministry saying no parent, teacher or educator can stop this challenge alone.
- In international context, Australia set a precedent by enacting a December law setting minimum age 16 and fining TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram up to 50 million Australian dollars .
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On Friday, the Danish Parliament passed a law restricting access to social networks such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube for children under the age of 15, unless they are authorized by their parents from the age of 13.The measure, which seeks to protect the mental health of young people from the excessive use of digital platforms, was prompted by the opening speech of Congress, in which Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen claimed stricte…
"We need to make sure that there are no loopholes that allow tech giants to bypass the system," said the Danish Minister of Digital Affairs at the Associated Press on Friday.
The Nordic Kingdom has reached a parliamentary agreement to allow this ban.
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children younger than 15
Denmark's government has announced a plan to ban social media access for anyone younger than 15. The Ministry of Digitalization has led the move, allowing some parents to consent for children as young as 13 after assessment.
Denmark to ban social media for anyone under 15 years old
Denmark’s government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept up in a digitized world of harmful content and commercial interests. The move would give some parents — after a specific assessment — the right to let their children access social media from age 13. It wasn’t immediately clear how such a ban would be…
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