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Portugal approves restrictions on social media access for children
LISBON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Thursday approved a bill, on its first reading,...
12th February, 2026
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Germany's CDU weighs social media ban for under-16s
BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrat Union is considering...
6th February, 2026
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Spain's Sanchez: we won't be swayed by tech oligarchs on social media ban
MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Tech companies will not sway the will of the Spanish government as it inte...
5th February, 2026
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Telegram's Durov says proposed Spanish social media restrictions seek to censor critics
By Aislinn Laing MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined Elon Mus...
4th February, 2026
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Spain, Greece weigh teen social media bans, drawing fury from Elon Musk
MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Spain will change its laws to hold social media executives accountable for...
3rd February, 2026
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France's lower house backs social media ban for those under 15 years old
PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly on Monday approved legislation banning children...
26th January, 2026
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France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media
PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly debated legislation to ban children under 15 ye...
26th January, 2026
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Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million...
15th January, 2026
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Australian content creators feel sting of losing young fans to social media ban
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Australian content creators are reporting drops in foll...
11th December, 2025
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Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged som...
11th December, 2025
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Australia’s teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad
By Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia is home for YouTube star Jordan Barclay, the place whe...
24th November, 2025
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EU is in touch with X regarding hate speech content on Grok
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is in touch with social media network X regarding output publ...
20th November, 2025