Denmark’s prime minister proposes banning several social platforms for children under 15, calling phones and social media a 'monster' stealing childhood. Though details are sparse and no bill is listed yet, it moves from content‑specific child protections to blanket platform age limits. Enforcing such a ban would likely require age‑verification or ID checks, raising privacy and speech concerns.
— National platform bans for minors would normalize age‑verification online and reshape global debates on youth safety, privacy, and free expression.
msmash
2025.12.01
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Singapore’s move echoes proposals like Denmark’s under‑15 platform restrictions by using public policy to limit minors’ access to social platforms and devices during key hours; both involve government age‑targeted interventions that require technical enforcement and raise privacy/enforcement tradeoffs.
EditorDavid
2025.11.30
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The article reports Australia will require platforms to block users under 16 and platforms (Meta, Snap) are implementing mass deactivations — a direct instance of the 'under‑15/16 social media ban' policy already discussed as a live regulatory trend (e.g., Denmark). The Australian case is a near‑term, high‑visibility test of that policy frame and its operational consequences.
msmash
2025.10.07
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Folketing speech announcing intent to ban social media for under‑15s.
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