These are the countries moving to ban social media for children | TechCrunch
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- Australia became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16 in December 2025.
- The ban blocks children from using Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, and Kick.
- The Danish government announced in November 2025 that it had secured support for the ban from three governing coalition parties and two opposition parties in parliament.
- Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in April that the country is going to ban access to social media.
Over the past several months, many countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia became the first to implement such measures at the end of last year [+4320 chars]
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