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EU Eyes Social Media Ban for Under-16s
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Terry Schultz reports from Brussels on a major forthcoming policy move: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who last year commissioned an expert panel on protecting children from digital harm, is expected to use the panel's findings — due to be presented Monday — to craft her own legislative proposal by September. Von der Leyen has been vocal about her personal concerns, blaming social media's business models for treating children's attention as a commodity and deliberately exploiting addictive design to maximise engagement. She is believed to favour an EU-wide ban on social media access for anyone under 16. The model already faces real-world scrutiny: Australia, the first country to attempt such a ban, has struggled with enforcement. But several EU member states — Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, and Spain — are forging ahead regardless, signalling strong political will even before EU-level legislation arrives.[4]
The European Commission is weighing an EU-wide ban on social media access for children under 16, following a panel report due Monday.
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