EU members weigh in on social media age restriction efforts

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed the government will seek to ban several social media platforms for children under age 15, Euractiv reports. She did not specify which platforms she would be limiting access to, but did say some social media would be accessible to children as young as 13 with a parent’s permission. Her comments come as more EU members consider limiting social media by age under the Digital Services Act. In Italy, the president of the data protection authority, the Garante, commented on changes to a proposed age limit law, including the authority’s ability to block platforms abroad.
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