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EU announces plan to restrict social media access for under-15s
Under the plans, only children over 15 would be able to set up their own social media accounts.
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Europe's EU Kids Act would ban social media access for children under 13
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It's the most sweeping proposal yet to limit kids' access to social media.
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- Reported by Engadget and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:16:11 UTC.
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