Social media ban for under-15s planned in Denmark
Denmark has announced on 7th October that it plans to introduce a ban on social media for children under the age of 15. The Nordic country’s Prime Minster Mette Frederiksen did not specify which social media networks or websites would be covered under the planned ban, not how such a ban would work in practice. But the initiative was announced in a speech to the country’s parliament at the opening of its Autumn season.
The bill, with an unspecified timeline at the time of writing, would allow parents to let their child use social media from the age of 13.
“The cell phone and social media are robbing our children of their childhood,” Ms Frederiksen said. 60% of Danish boys aged between 11 and 19, she argued, would prefer to stay at home rather than spend time outside with their friends.
Australia has been one country working to limit screen time among young people and prevent any harm from being on the internet. Late in 2024, its parliament introduced a ban on social media for anyone under the age of 16, though there are hardly any details on how such legislation could be enforced.
Platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube all fall under the ban introduced in Australia. In June, Greece has proposed introducing an “age of digital adulthood” throughout the 27 member countries of the European Union. It would mean that children would be unable to access these websites without their parents’ permission.
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