European Union Announces Plan to Ban Social Media for Children Under 13
The proposal would force platforms to prove they are safe for minors and give 13- and 14-year-olds supervised mini accounts.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a new Kids Act on Thursday to ban social media for children under 13 across the European Union, requiring platforms to prove their services are safe for minors.
- Individual European Union member states have already introduced social media limits on teenagers, reflecting a global push toward stricter regulation; Australia became the first country worldwide to ban social media for children under 16 in December 2025.
- The proposal introduces "mini accounts" for 13-15 year olds with parental supervision and limited features, capped at one hour daily. Platforms must demonstrate their environments are safe for minors to comply.
- EU member nations will now vote on the proposal, which could spark tensions with President Donald Trump, who has long criticized European tech regulations. Legal experts call the act a potential "new EU behemoth."
- Critics warn policymakers should avoid one-size-fits-all solutions for digital safety, as some students and experts argue parental involvement and responsible platform design are equally important as age restrictions. Implementation could take years pending individual member state approval.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Joo Jong-guk = The European Union (EU) is pushing for a bill to completely ban social media use by children under the age of 13 across all 27 member states.
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It is a project supported in Europe by Emmanuel Macron and which now receives the support of the European Commission: to ban access to social networks for children under 13 to protect them from the negative impacts of these platforms on education and mental health. Ursula von der Leyen announced this Wednesday on the occasion of his speech on the state of the Union.
The EC president will also seek to restrict access to these platforms until the age of 15, trying to ensure that these young people cannot have personal accounts without parental supervision.
João Cotrim Figueiredo rejected Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to limit the access of minors to social networks, arguing that the fight against risks for young people must go through the regulation of platforms and not through the prohibition
Ban social networks for children under 13, mini-accounts for children under 15: Ursula von der Leyen announces its measures to protect children online in the European Parliament.
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