EU Commission Chief Announces Plan for Common Social Media Age Limit
European Commission proposes barring children under 13 from social media and restricting personal accounts for those under 15, according to Anadolu Agency.
The European Union is moving to introduce a common age limit for social media use across its member states, the European Commission chief announced, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
Under the proposed rules, children under the age of 13 would be barred from using social media platforms altogether, the Commission chief said.
The plan would also restrict personal social media accounts for those under the age of 15, according to the announcement.
The initiative is intended to establish a unified standard across EU member states, though further details on implementation, enforcement mechanisms, and the specific platforms covered by the rules were not immediately available.
Anadolu Agency did not report a specific timeline for when the proposed age limits would take effect or how the policy would be enacted across the bloc's 27 member states.
Sources
- EU to introduce common age limit for social media — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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