Social media age restrictions

France's parliament has approved a first-of-its-kind EU law banning children under 15 from social media.

Age checks typically require identity verification

Europe is taking more steps towards barring children from using social media.

the UK is actually planning to require social media companies to automatically block 16 and 17 year old users

the UK is banning young people under 16 from social media platforms

This will ban not only major social media platforms, but also places restrictions on gaming apps.

The government has yet to release details on ID or other enforcement mechanisms

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blanket bans threaten young people's speech, privacy and access to community

Spain is set to ban social media for children under 16.

they will be required to implement what he calls effective age verification systems

Denmark and Malaysia have announced similar plans

Australia put into effect their ban on social media for underage users under 16.

a Louisiana law that would have required social media platforms to verify ages

Malaysia is the latest country with plans to limit social media use by age.

Australia will enact the world's first blanket social media ban for anyone under 16 years old.

Denmark also announced it was taking steps towards a social media ban for anyone under 15.

agreement to ban social media for anyone under 15

Australia, banning children under 16 from major social media platforms