The Commission president proposes no social media for children under 13 in the EU

The European Union plans to stop children under 13 from using social media and to prevent anyone under 15 from having a personal account, Ursula von der Leyen announced in her State of the Union address on Wednesday.

“No social media under the age of 13. No personal account under the age of 15,” the Commission president said, according to Bloomberg.

Still, kids who are 13 or 14 could still have accounts, but only with parental supervision and limited features. But this announcement answers a question that has divided EU countries in recent weeks, as the age limit remained undecided until Monday, with Commission experts supporting 13 and France opting for 15.

The Commission president’s announcement includes both ages if the text remains as stated today.

More details will be shared on Thursday, when the Commission will present the EU Kids Act. As for now, we have a few...

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