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Global social media regulation for minors

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Governments and judicial bodies are increasingly implementing measures to regulate social media access for minors to combat digital harassment, addiction, and mental health issues. In Denmark, an agreement has been reached to introduce a national age limit of 15 for social media access, scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2027. This initiative is supported by a digital child protection agreement involving 160 million kroner and aims to protect children from “harmful content, digital harassment, and addictive algorithms.” Global legislative and judicial actions continue to expand. Australia’s ban for children under 16 went into effect in late 2025, with tech companies facing fines of up to 54.6 million Australian dollars for non-compliance. In the United States, a Los Angeles court ruled against Meta and YouTube, finding them liable for platform designs that “deliberately foster dependency in minors” through features like infinite scrolling. In the European Union, the European Commission has proposed the ‘EU KIDS Act’ to establish uniform age-based access rules. The proposal suggests banning social media for introduces a tiered age structure: children under 13, 13 are prohibited from using social media, while those aged 13 to 15 would 14 may use supervised ‘mini accounts’ limited accounts with parental consent and a one-hour maximum of one hour of daily screen time limit. time. Full personal accounts would be permitted for those aged 15 and older. A central component of the act is the default deactivation of AI chatbots and digital companions for users under 18 to prevent the simulation of interpersonal relationships that could foster emotional dependency. The act also targets addictive design features like infinite scrolling and scrolling, automated playback. playback, and push notifications during sleep hours. To ensure compliance, platforms must implement secure secure, anonymous age-verification tools, with potential fines for non-compliance reaching up to 6% of a company’s annual global turnover. While France and Denmark support these measures, the Czech Republic and Estonia have expressed opposition to broad social media bans.

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