Commission Prepares Proposal: Majority of Germans Support Social Media Ban for Children

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In Australia, children and young people are only allowed to use social networks such as Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and others when they are older than 16 years. Federal Education Minister Prien is also in favour of such a regulation in Germany. But what do people in this country think about it?

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A majority of Germans support banning children and young people under 16 from accessing social media like TikTok or Instagram. This was the result of a Forsa survey commissioned by the magazine "Stern." According to the survey, 54 percent support a social media ban. 41 percent oppose restrictions. Five percent declined to comment. Recently, there have been increasing calls from politicians to introduce an age limit for social media use in German…

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It has already been decided in Australia: a ban on social media for children and young people. In Germany, too, more and more politicians are calling for it – and they are receiving support.Instagram and above all Tiktok, young people are hanging on their smartphones for hours.The content is often disturbing.In Australia, an age limit has already been decided.More and more politicians are also calling for it in this country.Cem Özdemir, for exam…