EU Proposes Under-15 Social Media Curbs Across 27 Nations
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 16
EU Proposes Under-15 Social Media Curbs Across 27 Nations
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 16
Summary
The European Union unveiled the EU Kids Act, which would ban social media use for children under 13 and restrict 13- and 14-year-olds to parent-supervised “mini accounts.”
Those accounts would limit contact with strangers and overall screen time, while more independent access would begin at age 15 under the proposal outlined by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The plan marks one of the bloc’s most aggressive tech-policy moves yet, extending the EU’s record of forcing product and policy changes at companies including Apple, Google and Meta.
Von der Leyen paired the child-safety push with a broader warning that Europe must still accelerate AI development or risk falling behind the United States and China.