EU countries are tired of waiting for a unified law on children's social networks and are introducing their own bans In September, the European Commission presented the EU Kids Law, the EU's main law to protect children on social networks. This should prohibit access to most platforms for children under 13 and severely restrict it for teenagers under 15. EU countries have been asking for uniform restrictions across the Union for months to avoid ending up with 27 different regimes. But agreement on the EU Children's Act between the Commission, the European Parliament and countries will take months, and entry into force could take until 2028. Greece passed a law last week banning social networks for teenagers under the age of 15. Italy again promotes the protection of children under 14 years of age. Portugal notified the European Commission of its law a week after introducing the EU Children's Law. Cyprus approved a ban on children under the age of 15 on the same day it presented its project in Brussels. Some EU capitals are still in favor of a single European law. It will link the restrictions to the Digital Services Act, the rules by which Brussels oversees Instagram and TikTok. The European Commission has said that the EU Children's Act will replace national laws: they will be repealed when the general measures come into force. France was told directly: be ready to lift your ban 15 years ago. But the commission later admitted it was still deciding how to respond to the national laws already submitted.

EU countries are tired of waiting for a unified law on children's social networks and are introducing their own bans In September, the European Commission presented the EU Kids Law, the EU's main law to protect children on social networks. This should prohibit access to most platforms for children under 13 and severely restrict it for teenagers under 15. EU countries have been asking for uniform restrictions across the Union for months to avoid ending up with 27 different regimes. But agreement on the EU Children's Act between the Commission, the European Parliament and countries will take months, and entry into force could take until 2028. Greece passed a law last week banning social networks for teenagers under the age of 15. Italy again promotes the protection of children under 14 years of age. Portugal notified the European Commission of its law a week after introducing the EU Children's Law. Cyprus approved a ban on children under the age of 15 on the same day it presented its project in Brussels. Some EU capitals are still in favor of a single European law. It will link the restrictions to the Digital Services Act, the rules by which Brussels oversees Instagram and TikTok. The European Commission has said that the EU Children's Act will replace national laws: they will be repealed when the general measures come into force. France was told directly: be ready to lift your ban 15 years ago. But the commission later admitted it was still deciding how to respond to the national laws already submitted.