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Age Restrictions

EU Sets Summer Plan for Social Media Age Limits and Design Crackdown

Brussels signals EU-wide rules to use powers the Digital Services Act gives the Commission.

UK Commits to Legally Enforced Curbs on Under-16s’ Social Media Use

Greece Sets 2027 Social Media Ban for Under‑15s, Urges EU‑Wide Standard

Greece Sets 2027 Social Media Ban for Under-15s as Massachusetts Readies Vote on Under-14 Bill

Greece Sets 2027 Social-Media Ban for Under-15s as Germany Cites Evidence Gap

Australia Targets Major Platforms Over Under-16 Social Media Ban Failures

Australia Probes Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube Over Under‑16 Social Media Ban

Austria Moves to Ban Social Media for Under‑14s

Global Moves to Restrict Kids’ Social Media Speed Up as Turkey Readies Ban and Europe, India Press Ahead

Spain Plans Under-16 Social-Media Ban as Musk Attacks Sánchez

French Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sending Bill to Fast-Track Senate Review

Macron Fast-Tracks French Ban on Social Media for Under-15s by September

Australia’s Under‑16 Social Media Model Spurs Moves in Andhra Pradesh, UK and Canada

Australia Enforces Under-16 Social Media Account Ban as Teens Find Workarounds

Reddit Sues to Overturn Australia’s Under‑16 Social‑Media Ban as Enforcement Ramps Up

Australia Orders Social Platforms to Detail Under-16 Account Purges After Ban Takes Effect

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Takes Effect as Platforms Begin Mass Deactivations

Australia Enforces Under‑16 Ban on Major Social Platforms in Global First

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Takes Effect Nationwide

Australia’s Under‑16 Social Media Ban Nears Launch With Platform Purges and New Oversight