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=== Greece === |
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On 8 April 2026, the government announced a ban on people under 15 years old from accessing social media effective in 2027. |
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On 8 April 2026, the government announced a ban on people under 15 years old from accessing social media effective in 2027. |
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=== Italy === |
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{{Update|Italy accelerates law banning social media for those under 15|date=April 2026}} |
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=== Norway === |
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=== Norway === |
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In Late 2024, the Norwegian Government announced it was setting a minimum age of 15 for social media and would require age verification to access social networks.[[https://www.the-independent.com/tech/norway-social-media-age-limit-b2634803.html Norway to raise minimum age to be on social media to 15] | The Independent] In June 2025, the Government would introduce the bill to set the age limit for consultation and the deadline for this consultation is 7 October 2025.[[https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/regjeringa-sender-some-lovforslag-pa-hoyring-_-vil-ha-15-arsgrense-1.17483143 Regjeringa sender SoMe-lovforslag på høyring – vil ha 15-årsgrense – Siste nytt] – NRK][[https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/norway-moves-forward-with-age-limit-for-social-media/id3108682/ Norway Moves Forward with Age Limit for Social Media] - regjeringen.no] |
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In Late 2024, the Norwegian Government announced it was setting a minimum age of 15 for social media and would require age verification to access social networks.[[https://www.the-independent.com/tech/norway-social-media-age-limit-b2634803.html Norway to raise minimum age to be on social media to 15] | The Independent] In June 2025, the Government would introduce the bill to set the age limit for consultation and the deadline for this consultation is 7 October 2025.[[https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/regjeringa-sender-some-lovforslag-pa-hoyring-_-vil-ha-15-arsgrense-1.17483143 Regjeringa sender SoMe-lovforslag på høyring – vil ha 15-årsgrense – Siste nytt] – NRK][[https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/norway-moves-forward-with-age-limit-for-social-media/id3108682/ Norway Moves Forward with Age Limit for Social Media] - regjeringen.no] |
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=== Poland === |
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{{Update|Polish MPs present landmark proposal to ban social media for under-15s|date=April 2026}} |
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=== United Kingdom === |
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=== United Kingdom === |
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{{Main|Online Safety Act 2023|Online age verification in the United Kingdom}} |
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{{Main|Online Safety Act 2023|Online age verification in the United Kingdom}} |
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The [[Online Safety Act 2023]] requires providers of "user-to-user" services (which includes many popular social media services) prevent access by children of content deemed harmful, including but not limited to pornographic content. To do this, platforms including [[Reddit]][{{cite web |last1=Brodkin |first1=Jon |date=14 July 2025 |title=Reddit's UK users must now prove they're 18 to view adult content |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/reddit-starts-verifying-ages-of-uk-users-to-comply-with-child-safety-law/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716222808/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/reddit-starts-verifying-ages-of-uk-users-to-comply-with-child-safety-law/ |archive-date=16 July 2025 |access-date=24 July 2025 |website=Ars Technica |language=en}}] and [[Bluesky]][{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |]date=10 July 2025 |title=Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250711084433/https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act |archive-date=11 July 2025 |access-date=11 July 2025 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}} have implemented age verification for UK users. |
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The [[Online Safety Act 2023]] requires providers of "user-to-user" services (which includes many popular social media services) prevent access by children of content deemed harmful, including but not limited to pornographic content. To do this, platforms including [[Reddit]][{{cite web |last1=Brodkin |first1=Jon |date=14 July 2025 |title=Reddit's UK users must now prove they're 18 to view adult content |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/reddit-starts-verifying-ages-of-uk-users-to-comply-with-child-safety-law/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716222808/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/reddit-starts-verifying-ages-of-uk-users-to-comply-with-child-safety-law/ |archive-date=16 July 2025 |access-date=24 July 2025 |website=Ars Technica |language=en}}] and [[Bluesky]][{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |d] |
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ate=10 July 2025 |title=Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250711084433/https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act |archive-date=11 July 2025 |access-date=11 July 2025 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}} have implemented age verification for UK users. |
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== North America == |
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== North America == |
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