Spain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16, Prime Minister Says

The announcement is part of a broader push by countries to curb access to online platforms for minors. It also points to ...

Spain looks to ban social media for under-16s, joining others in Europe

Australia has started implementing the world’s first social media ban for under-16s, after its government passed a measure that holds platforms including TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X ...

Spain looks to ban social media for children under 16, joining others in Europe

In January, France approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to take effect at the start of the next school year in September. The bill would also ban ...

‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s

Spain will ban social media for under-16s and require platforms to employ strict age verification tools, joining Australia, France and Denmark in moves to curb the influence of digital platforms on ...

Social media ban for under-16s could 'create a game of cat and mouse' between platforms and users

The House of Lords has voted to back a ban on social media for under-16s, putting pressure on the government ahead of its own ...

British leader says ’no option off the table’ as UK considers Australia-style teen social media ban

The British government is considering banning young teenagers from social media to protect them from harmful content and ...
Opinion

I research the harm that can come to teenagers on social media. I don't support a ban

The UK government has launched a consultation on introducing an Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s. The proposal is framed as a bold response to rising concerns about young people's ...
Wall Street Journal

Social Media Is a Trap for Politicians

When I met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her visit to the U.S. in July 2024, she told me she never reads or watches the news because she doesn’t want the media to influence her approach ...
CNBC

24-year-old started a global social media detox after personal tragedy

Maddie Freeman grew up spending hours of her day on social media. The 24-year-old Littleton, Colorado, native says she was 12 when she got her first smartphone. When her peers started downloading apps ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Florida has green light to restrict minors' social media access

A federal appeals court has lifted an order that was blocking a Florida law limiting social media access for minors. The 2-1 ruling reverses a lower court's decision that had previously called the law ...
Opinion

As a mum and a teacher I saw the harm social media does, now I want to ban it for teens

'Get children off these addictive apps and into books, playing sport, chatting and enjoying themselves' ...
The White House

Social Causes

President Trump has signed 200 executive orders, delivering on key campaign promises such as closing the border, protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation, removing men from women’s ...