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EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s reut.rs/4

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15 Jun
The UK government is introducing a ban on social media for children and a minimum age for some chatbots in an attempt to shield young people from dangerous corners of the web. www.wired.com/story/uk-s

The UK government is introducing a ban on social media for children and a minimum age for some chatbots in an attempt to shield young people from dangerous corners of the web.

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25 Mar
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers

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22 Jul
Plus: France has become the first EU country to ban social media for under-15s. trib.al/tT0dcmu

Plus: France has become the first EU country to ban social media for under-15s. trib.al/tT0dcmu

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16 Oct
Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve.

Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined Australia in restricting minors from accessing social media—barring children under 15 from major platforms, before the

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15 Jun
UK to ban social media for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews

Critics say bans push kids to riskier alternatives and can be beaten with VPNs.

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15 Jun
Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government

Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government

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