Overview
- Turkey’s ruling party is preparing a draft law after a parliamentary report urged a ban on social media until 16, mandatory content filtering to 18, and night‑time internet limits for minors.
- France’s under‑15 ban has cleared a key vote and moves to the upper house, Spain plans to bar under‑16s, and Slovenia confirmed work on an under‑15 prohibition, with Greece signaling similar action.
- India’s Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu plans a private member’s bill to bar under‑16s from holding accounts, placing enforcement on platforms with penalties up to ₹2.5 billion or 5% of global revenue, as Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra study options.
- EU debates are shaped by the Digital Services Act and a European Parliament call for a 16+ threshold with parental consent for younger teens, even as national governments push stricter age gates.
- Experts warn that blanket bans face hard age‑verification and privacy trade‑offs and could push teens toward less regulated sites, while tech firms and advocates argue for safety‑by‑design measures over total blocks.