EU puts country-level bans on social media for children The EU has blocked Austria's draft ban on social media for children under 14 and delayed overlapping national laws by 12 months. The Commission proposed EU-wide rules: ban on children under 13, limited supervised access up to 15; They fear that the national laws will break up the bloc. Exceptions exist for France and Greece; Austria criticized the break as hindering the protection of children; The European Union aims to complete the EU Children's Act soon. Although the committee demanded Frances' bill be reworked, it is unlikely to be blocked because Paris notified Brussels of the law before bloc-wide legislation was tabled. And Greece managed to pass its own laws, drafted long before September. The EU has yet to issue rulings on bans by other EU countries, including Italy and Slovakia.

EU puts country-level bans on social media for children The EU has blocked Austria's draft ban on social media for children under 14 and delayed overlapping national laws by 12 months. The Commission proposed EU-wide rules: ban on children under 13, limited supervised access up to 15; They fear that the national laws will break up the bloc. Exceptions exist for France and Greece; Austria criticized the break as hindering the protection of children; The European Union aims to complete the EU Children's Act soon. Although the committee demanded Frances' bill be reworked, it is unlikely to be blocked because Paris notified Brussels of the law before bloc-wide legislation was tabled. And Greece managed to pass its own laws, drafted long before September. The EU has yet to issue rulings on bans by other EU countries, including Italy and Slovakia.