By Sara Brandstätter ( September 18, 2026, 10:01 GMT | Insight) — The proposed EU Kids Act was won early support from France and Germany, and Spain has welcomed the European Commission’s initiative while stressing that it had its own plan for a social-media age limit at a higher age and would argue for “common...Read More

Big Tech does not decide rules, Ursula von der Leyen says, announcing plans to restrict social media usage for minors. In her State of the Union speech today (16 September), European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU Kids Act, a legislative proposal that intends to ban social media for children under 13....Read More

The EU Kids Act will be presented before the European Parliament today, and if passed, gamers of all ages will have to verify their ages before logging on to play. It’s all part of the European Union’s broader effort to prevent children’s brains from melting from overexposure to online life. According to draft documents obtained...Read More

The Plymouth Police Department and Plymouth Community School Corporation are partnering to apply for a federal COPS (Community Oriented Policing Service) Grant to fund two school safety training exercises. Assistant Police Chief Matt Emenhiser presented the plan Monday evening, outlining two separate training programs the grant would support. The first is a table-top training exercise...Read More

A new regulation will set age-based account restrictions, safety-by-design rules and age-assurance obligations for social media, gaming, AI and other digital services aimed at children With no social media accounts for under 13s, parental controls for various features of accounts for minors between 13 and 15, contact restrictions, recommender system limitations and more, the EU...Read More

Republican Michael Whatley of North Carolina, a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, speaks during the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2026. Brian Snyder REUTERS New Beginnings Celebration, a Christian church in New Bern, posted to social media last month that church members “fully support...Read More

Children aged 13 to14 will not be able to create independent social media accounts but only ‘mini accounts’ through their parents Proposal seeks gradual transition from supervised, restricted online access to independent social media use The European Commission has proposed new rules aimed at limiting children’s access to social media and requiring online services to...Read More

Children under 13 in Czechia could be barred from social media under sweeping new EU rules unveiled Thursday, while teenagers would face parental controls until they turn 15. The European Commission’s proposed EU KIDS Act would establish common age restrictions across all 27 member states as part of a broader attempt to protect children from...Read More

EU to ban social media for kids The European Union (EU) has announced plans to ban social media for under-13s – a move welcomed by child safety campaigners. The proposals were unveiled on Wednesday by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.  “Many perceive the power of big tech as overwhelming and impossible...Read More

For Wisconsin parents, the most disturbing aspects of their teen’s phone probably have little to do with screen time. Bigger questions surround what happens inside the apps: notifications, endless feeds, the urge to keep checking and personalized recommendations. Families sense these problems even when scientists can’t prove causation or define a diagnosis. Wisconsin’s Assembly Bill...Read More