US EditionFrance, Spain and Greece Weigh Social Media Restrictions
- France, Spain, and Greece are spearheading a push for EU-wide measures requiring social media platforms to verify users' ages in order to shield minors from exposure to harmful content.
- This initiative responds to growing concerns about children’s safety online and the current lack of effective age-verification methods across the EU’s 450 million consumers.
- Countries including France have begun measures like smartphone bans in schools, while others like Spain and Norway plan legislative age limits to implement stronger controls.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated that implementing a unique verified identity for each user on social media platforms is essential to effectively prevent minors from being exposed to unsuitable content.
- The EU’s coordinated effort before a June 6 meeting seeks to compel tech platforms, including Facebook and X, to adopt robust age verification to create safer environments for youths.
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EU nations seek mandatory social media age checks Bloomberg
France, Spain, and Greece are reportedly pushing for bloc-wide restrictions to protect children from harmful contentFrance, Spain, and Greece are advocating for mandatory age verification on social media platforms such as Meta's Facebook and Elon Musk's X, Bloomberg reported on Friday.The proposed rules would require all internet-connected devices to be equipped with age verification tech
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