EU ‘bans’ social media for users under the age of 16, pushes for ID-based access
The European Parliament has voted in favour of banning social media for children under the age of 16, unless their parents allow them to use it.
Lawmakers say the move is needed to protect young people from the mental health risks of widespread and unsupervised internet use.
In a major vote in Brussels, 483 Members of the European Parliament supported the proposal, while 92 voted against it.
The vote itself does not change the law yet, but it increases pressure on the European Commission to introduce new rules across Europe.
