Countries move to restrict social media access for minors
Nations including Australia and Spain are introducing landmark laws to ban social media for minors under age sixteen. The European Union and United States are also weighing new digital safety regulations to protect children from addictive and harmful online design practices.
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Australia implemented a ban on social media for children under 16, threatening non-compliant platforms with fines up to A$49.5 million ($34.9 million). The December 10, 2025, deadline established the world's strictest age-based regulations for major technology firms. Global momentum for similar curbs creates new compliance costs and user-growth hurdles for ALPHABET INC-CL A and META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A.
