EU Plans Social Media Ban for Children Under 13
The proposal would require supervised mini accounts for 13- and 14-year-olds and place new safety duties on platforms for teens, officials said.
- On Wednesday in Strasbourg, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the proposed 'Kids Act,' mandating a social media ban for children under 13 and restricted parent-supervised accounts for users aged 13 and 14.
- Following recommendations from a Commission-appointed panel delivered in July, the proposal addresses concerns that Young Europeans spend four to six hours daily on screens, forcing platforms to prove their products are safe for minors.
- Von der Leyen detailed specific safety requirements for users aged 15 to 17 and proposed a tougher approach to addictive features designed to prolong engagement. Children aged 13 and 14 would use parent-supervised accounts with restricted functions and daily time limits.
- The Finnish government is preparing a report on restricting social media use for children under 15, building on national guidelines published in January that recommended no personal smartphones or social media for children under 13.
- During the same address, von der Leyen invited Canada to work with Brussels towards becoming the EU's first "associate member" and outlined Commission priorities for the coming year including migration, climate adaptation, and trade with China.
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'Europe has power to act': EU to ban social media for under 13s
The European Union will ban social media for children under 13 and allow only limited, supervised access until the age of 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
On the occasion of her annual speech on the state of the EU, the President of the Commission announced the Kids Act, outlining a limitation on access to social networks for under-15s and obligations on platforms.
The EU wants to tighten rules on social media. This week there is a proposal to stop the use of children under 13. “We do not have to accept that children are drawn into increasingly extreme content,” says Ursula von der Leyen.
EU plans social media ban for children under 13
The European Commission plans to prohibit social media use by children under 13 and restrict personal accounts for those under 15, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in her State of the Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Children aged 13 and 14 would instead use accounts created and supervised by parents or guardians, with restricted functions and daily time limits.
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