US EditionEU Lawmakers Propose Social Media Ban for Under-16s
The proposal includes bans on addictive features and influencer monetisation to protect minors, supported by 25 EU countries and backed by an expert panel, lawmakers said.
- On Oct 16, European lawmakers called for a bloc-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media and AI companions without parental consent, with a full parliament plenary vote scheduled between Nov 24 and 27.
- To reduce harm, lawmakers urged banning engagement-based algorithms and disabling platform design features like infinite scrolling and autoplay, while rapporteur Christel Schaldemose called for safety-by-design to protect minors.
- A Eurobarometer report based on over 26,000 interviews across all 27 EU Member States found 37 per cent follow influencers, rising to 74 per cent among 15–24‑year‑olds, and 76 per cent encounter political content `by chance`.
- If enacted, the proposal could standardise protections across Member States, affecting residents and expat families in the EU, and lay groundwork for a Digital Fairness Act barring monetising `kidfluencing`.
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen supports studying a bloc-wide digital majority age, with an expert panel to report back by year end and 25 of the EU's 27 countries plus Norway and Iceland backing the plan this month.
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The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection in the EU Parliament calls for a minimum age of 16 in the use of social media, video platforms and AI friends.
Nicoleta Pauliuc, PNL senator, recently declared that the European Parliament is demanding a "minimum digital age" of 16 years for access to social networks. The article Senator Nicoleta Pauliuc, announcement regarding children's access to social networks: "The European Parliament is demanding a minimum digital age today" first appeared on Romania TV.
The European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted a report on Thursday, with 32 votes in favour, 5 against and 9 abstentions, including, for example, a call to ban access to social networks for children under 13 years of age. Thus, MEPs propose a minimum digital age of 16 years across the EU for access to social networks, video exchange platforms and content generated with artificial intelligence, with th…
The European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on Thursday asked to ban access to social networks for children under 13 years of age throughout the European Union and to delay access to them until the age of 16 if the child did not have the consent of his or her parents to connect with online platforms.The European Parliament's recommendation went ahead with 32 votes in favour, 5 against and 9 abstentions, alt…
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