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EU to propose minimum social-media age at von der Leyen speech

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC · How we work

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The European Commission will unveil a minimum age for social-media at von der Leyen’s State of the Union address.
The Netherlands and Spain urge the EU to adopt the age-limit proposal.
France’s Constitutional Council struck down a law banning social-media for under-15s as disproportionate.
The Dutch-Spanish paper recommends extending the rule to video games, AI chatbots and other services.
It proposes a risk-based approach, safety exemptions and an age-verification app.

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The European Commission will unveil a minimum age for social-media at von der Leyen’s State of the Union address.
The Netherlands and Spain urge the EU to adopt the age-limit proposal.
France’s Constitutional Council struck down a law banning social-media for under-15s as disproportionate.
The Dutch-Spanish paper recommends extending the rule to video games, AI chatbots and other services.
It proposes a risk-based approach, safety exemptions and an age-verification app.