These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

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Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits

More countries weigh social media bans for children

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UK Considers Australian-Style Social Media Ban for Under-16s - Central News South Africa

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UK Govt to Seek New Powers from Parliament to Restrict Social Media Use for Children

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Turkish Parliament set to debate age limit for social media | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah

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Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media - Wandsworth Times

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Keir Starmer declares 'months' timeline for social media age clampdown in UK - theregister.com

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PM: “No platform gets a free pass”: Government takes action to keep children safe online - GOV.UK

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Platforms and studies: age checks, user exodus, and Meta research

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

17 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed by Exodus of Players Fleeing Age-Verification

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An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/metas-own-research-found-parental-supervision-doesnt-really-help-curb-teens-compulsive-social-media-use/

17 days / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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