Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe
Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and a Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes.
The European Union is weighing sweeping new restrictions on children’s and teenagers’ access to social media, including age limits, an outright ban, and phased access. Social media platforms could also be forced to prove their services are not harmful before young people are allowed to use them.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc’s executive arm could propose new legislation within months, after reviewing recommendations from a panel of experts released today. “This is not about whether children can access social media. It is about when social media can access our children,” von der Leyen said.
The panel recommended using a phased approach, including “no screens at all” for children under 3, supervised internet use for those under...
Copyright of this story solely belongs to theverge.com. To see the full text click HERE
