LivingBrussels Moves to Keep Kids Off Social Media Until 13, Delay Self-Signup to 15
Under a new EU Kids Act proposal from the European Commission, children under 13 would be barred from social media entirely, 13- and 14-year-olds could only join with parental oversight, and independent account creation would wait until age 15. Platforms would also have to strip out addictive features such as infinite scroll and recommendation feeds.