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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.

Goa Readies Plan to Limit Social Media for Under-16s, Seeks Centre Approval

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

Greece Plans Social Media Ban for Under-15s Starting in 2027

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

Austria Moves to Ban Social Media for Under‑14s

Indonesia Enforces Under‑16 Social Media Ban as Austria Moves to Bar Under‑14s

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable Over Addictive Design, Awards $3 Million

UK Weighs Child Social Media Rules as Teens Push Back

Australia’s Under‑16 Social Media Ban Hits Enforcement Snag as Teens Evade Blocks

Australia Launches Two-Year Study Tracking 4,000 Children to Gauge Under-16 Social Media Law

Spain Moves to Ban Social Media for Under‑16s and Require Real Age Checks

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

French Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Bill Heads to Senate

France Advances Under-15 Social Media Ban Toward Senate Review

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

UK Lords Back Under-16 Social Media Ban as Government Opens Consultation

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

UK Opens Consultation on Youth Social Media Ban as France Drafts Bill and Australia Enforces Under-16 Curbs