European Governments Move To Ban Under-16 Social Media

This week European leaders including Spain's Pedro Sánchez and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced or praised proposals to ban under-16s from major social platforms, with France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Norway, Denmark and others considering similar measures. The moves follow Australia’s mid-December ban and health reports linking social media to mental-health and developmental harms, potentially forcing platform design and legal changes.