EU debates stricter social media rules to protect children from harmful content

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Several European countries, including France, Spain, and Greece, are pushing for stricter EU regulations on children's access to social media. Citing harmful online content and growing evidence of negative impacts on children's health, they propose setting an EU-wide digital age of adulthood, requiring parental consent for social media access for minors. While a complete ban for under-15s or 16s is being considered by some countries, an EU-wide ban seems unlikely at this stage. However, the European Commission plans to launch an age-verification app next month.