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Politics● LowSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 6:46 AM

Leak: EU Commission to pitch social media restrictions for under-15s

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Western Europe

The European Commission will propose barring under-15s from social media without parental consent, plus safety-by-design rules for risky online services like AI chatbots and video games in a legislative proposal that will be published on Thursday, according to a document obtained by Euronews.

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