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EU looks to follow Australia's lead on teen social media ban

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 11 Sept 2025, 5:11pm
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EU looks to follow Australia's lead on teen social media ban

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 11 Sept 2025, 5:11pm

The European Commission is looking into introducing age restrictions for social media use.

This follows Australia's example, where teenagers under 16 are set to be banned from social media - with these new rules set to take effect later in the year.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the EU will be observing the impact of Australia's ban to influence their own changes.

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