US EditionEU Parliament Backs Youth Social Media Restrictions
The European Parliament backs a non-binding resolution urging age verification and stricter controls to address mental health risks linked to addictive social media design.
- On Wednesday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg urged the EU to set minimum social-media ages, approving a non-binding report by 483 votes to 92, with 86 abstentions.
- Supporters pointed to research showing one in four minors displays problematic smartphone use, and MEPs warned manipulative features undermine minors' wellbeing, prompting action.
- MEPs proposed specific measures including a harmonised default digital age of 16 without parental consent, bans for those under 13, standardised age checks, loot box bans, and holding Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, and Elon Musk, owner of X, personally accountable.
- The European Commission must first propose any binding law, with President Ursula von der Leyen monitoring implementation and commissioning experts by the end of this year.
- Beyond the EU, Australia is moving toward a 16-year minimum with enforcement trials and a full ban on under-13 logins by December 10, carrying fines up to A$49.5 million.
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On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a non-binding report calling for a ban on access to social networks, video platforms and "companies of AI" in the various EU countries for under-16s.
European Parliament call for under-16s social media ban welcomed by Momentum
Momentum has welcomed a call by the European Parliament to ban social media for children under 16 unless their parents decide otherwise, calling it better than the Maltese government’s proposal to ban under-13s. On Wednesday, a large majority of MEPs passed a resolution on age restrictions. While not legally binding, it increases pressure on European...
EU Parliament Calls for Unified Age Limit on Social Media and AI Apps - Hungarian Conservative
The European Parliament has adopted a non-legislative report calling for a unified EU-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media platforms, video-sharing sites and AI-based digital companion apps. Young people aged 13–16 would require parental approval.
The social networks, in the newest ones, can be a problem. Several countries have already taken measures to limit access to children.
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