European Union Plans to Ban Under 13s From Social Media
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Independent accounts will be opened at the age of 15, and parental controls are being introduced for children aged 13 to 15. Online platforms will be responsible for security.
The European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act, which introduces new rules for access to social networks for children and adolescents. Minors under 13 years of age would not have access to social media, and between 13 and 15 years of age only special accounts supervised by parents will be allowed.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented on Thursday an extensive plan to protect children from the dangers of the online environment. The project proposes to ban access to social networks for children under 13 years of age and to require online services to create safe accounts for children, reports Reuters. This measure comes as a result of similar initiatives in Australia, ...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has officially launched an initiative to ban children under 13 from using social networks and force online services to create secure accounts for minors. Photo credit: ALEXANDRE LALLEMAND / unsplash.com Australia, the UK, China, India, Türkiye and some EU countries have previously proposed similar measures – expressing concern […]
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