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And It Was Supposed to Be Tight! This Is How Children Circumvent the Social Media Ban.

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"Before the ban came into effect, people would create accounts and just lie about their age," says 13-year-old Imogen. Australia was the first in the world to ban social media for users under 16. It's not working.
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"Before the ban came into effect, people would create accounts and just lie about their age," says 13-year-old Imogen. Australia was the first in the world to ban social media for users under 16. It's not working.

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Australia is doing it – and wants to protect the youth. However, doubts are appropriate.

Violence, hate symbols – all of this confronts children and young people on social media. A few weeks ago, a social media ban for under-16s came into force in Australia – France and Spain are also introducing a law. Meanwhile, both the CDU and the SPD have spoken out in favour of a ban. Their plans differ slightly, but both parties agree that social media should be banned for under-14s. We look at the political discussion and figures that alert.…

1. Majority of Germans in favor of social media ban for children (spiegel.de) According to a recent ZDF survey, a clear majority of 81 percent of people in Germany support a legal ban on social media for children under 14, with support being highest among young adults. The governing parties CDU and SPD, as well as Chancellor Friedrich Merz, are actively pushing for such a regulation, modeled on the Australian example. The Federal Student Confere…

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bildblog.de broke the news in on Monday, March 2, 2026.
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