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'The harms have come to outweigh the benefits' of social media, researcher says

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The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:29:04 UTC.

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