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Politics● ElevatedSep 16 · Sep 16, 2026, 4:05 PM

Macron / von der Leyen: the race to ban social networks for minors

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Politico Europe · Western Europe

This is one of the major announcements of Ursula von der Leyen's "State of the Union address": the European Commission will submit legislation to ban social networks for those under 13. What does it propose? Why is this announcement being made today? Why Emmanuel Mac

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