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Use of Social Media - Data Protection Officer for Minimum Age

Summary by Deutschlandfunk
The Federal Data Protection Officer Specht-Riemenschneider calls for a social media ban for under 16-year-olds. Cybergrooming, i.e. the targeted manipulation of young people via the Internet, meant massive dangers for the development of children and young people, said the law professor of the Funke Media Group.

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The Federal Data Protection Officer Specht-Riemenschneider calls for a social media ban for under 16-year-olds. Cybergrooming, i.e. the targeted manipulation of young people via the Internet, meant massive dangers for the development of children and young people, said the law professor of the Funke Media Group.

·Germany
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Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider demands a social media ban for under 16-year-olds. For age control, the Federal Data Protection Officer proposes a solution via a digital wallet.

·Dortmund, Germany
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Germany’s Federal Commissioner for Data Protection told reporters that she would support banning children under 16 from social media. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider acknowledged that this solution is “paternalistic, but we need to think about how to protect young people from the harmful effects of social media, and this is one way to do that.” According to her, the targeted manipulation of children and young people on the Internet and the abundan…

·Hungary
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Welt broke the news in Dortmund, Germany on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
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