EU tells countries to pause national social media bans for a year
The European Commission instructed EU member states to suspend individual country-level restrictions on social media access for minors, seeking to establish a harmonized approach across the bloc. Austria, which had planned to restrict access for under-14s, is the first country affected by the pause. The Commission aims to replace fragmented national policies with coordinated EU legislation within the 12-month period.
Key points
- EU requests 12-month pause on national social media bans
- Seeks unified EU law instead of country-by-country rules
- Austria's under-14 restriction plan now frozen
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