Meloni says banning kids from social media is not a solution on its own

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday that her government would not take the initiative to introduce a social media ban for teens, breaking from the approach taken by Britain and France. “I am not against a social media ban for under-16s, but I am not either convinced that this proposal alone can solve the problem because that type of ban can be easily circumvented,” she told reporters at the end of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains.

The comments position Italy as the most prominent holdout among major European governments on age-based bans, which have become the default policy response to growing concerns about children’s mental health and online safety.

Platforms, not parents

Meloni argued that bans risk “partially transfer the problem on families” and that restrictions are ineffective unless governments put more pressure on platforms to “take their responsibilities.” The framing shifts...

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