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Ban on social media for children under 15 years old in Cyprus, and how to verify the age

Christodoulides government introduces age verification framework to protect minors online, based on European age verification system to ensure privacy

New EU app aims to restrict minors’ access to social media

Ursula von der Leyen presented a tool to restrict minors' access to inappropriate content - The app will allow users to prove their age by means of an ID card or passport

Europeans favor banning social media for minors — 3 in 4 call for age limits

Just 4% think there should be no restrictions at all - Half of respondents said the age limit should be set at 16, according to Politico survey

“Yes” from the Commission on age limits for social media following Mitsotakis’ letter

The Commission confirms that it received the letter and stresses the need for uniform implementation of rules across the EU, without additional obligations beyond the DSA

Mitsotakis announced a ban on social media for children under 15 years old from 1 January 2027

The regulation will come in the summer – ‘Our goal is to also push the EU in this direction,’ says the Prime Minister – At 13:00 the specification of the measure

No screens before age two: UK Government issues guidelines for young children

“My government will not leave parents to face this battle alone,” says Keir Starmer

Austria also moves to ban social media for children, will seek an EU-level solution

Austria sets the age limit at 14 – the proposal is expected by the end of June

Spain launches tool to monitor hate speech on social media

Last month the country announced a broader plan to regulate social media, including banning its use by younger teenagers

Britain too is considering banning social media use for children under 16

Spain, Greece and Slovenia have also said they are working towards a ban after Australia's world-leading performance.

Conflict in Britain between Starmer and the owner of Manchester United: “We’ve become a colony of immigrants”, “make a public apology”

"You can't have an economy with millions of benefits and huge levels of immigration" billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said in an interview

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