Op-Ed: France’s Constitutional Council Ruling Tests the Limits of Social Media Bans Read our analysis the legal and policy significance of the Constitutional Council’s decision on ongoing social media age restriction and age assurance debates ahead of the most-anticipated EU-wide approach on child online safety due by December 2026. ———————————————— Source linkRead More
Social media platforms will be prohibited from accessing children under the age of 13 under a new ‘EU Kids Act’ adopted by the EU Commission to enhance the online safety of children in Europe. The proposal also sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
The European Commission has announced its proposal for the Kids Act, designed to improve children’s online safety across the Union. The proposal, which we have had access to, prohibits children under the age of 13 from accessing social media and sets a minimum age of 15 for minors to open an account on their own....Read More
Spending more time on social media is making Canadian teenagers — especially girls — feel anxious, depressed and disconnected, according to a study co-led by University of Alberta researchers. Using a sampling of thousands of teens, the research looked at how the daily amount of time spent on social media affects their mental health over...Read More
Eldiario.es calls on the media, universities and NGOs to go beyond individual regulations and take a stand for a better world: “One of the most worrying factors is the breakdown of the public sphere, which is becoming increasingly polarised and divided in a context where digital debate can only deteriorate further if things go on...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
Note: This is an unedited rush transcript. Please check any quotations against the audio recording. Kate Ruane: I’ll be honest. I have never seen this much. I’ve been a First Amendment lawyer for almost 20 years now, and I have never seen this much activity in the speech and technology space. Martin Luther King: Somewhere...Read More
STRASBOURG (France), Sept 18 — The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants — and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them. The rules for platforms would include a ban on addictive features, so-called endless scrolling, and push notifications...Read More
EU proposes social media ban for teens EU proposes social media ban for teens EU proposes social media ban for teens EU proposes social media ban for teens EU proposes social media ban for teens The European Commission has proposed banning children under 13 from using social media across the European Union and restricting access...Read More
