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title: "EU unveils proposal to ban social media for under-13s"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-17-eu-unveils-proposal-ban-social-media/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-17
updated: 2026-09-17T09:26:03.309Z
category: world
sources: 5
agreement: agree
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# EU unveils proposal to ban social media for under-13s

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, speaking in Strasbourg, proposed a social media ban for under-13s and limited, supervised access up to age 15; the plan must still be debated and voted on by the 27 member states.

## Who is in this story

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- [Strasbourg](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/strazburg/) — Places
- [Australia](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/avustralya/) — Places

## News sources

- [EU proposes social media ban for children under 13](https://www.dailysabah.com/business/tech/eu-proposes-social-media-ban-for-children-under-13) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [EU states join growing list mulling social media ban for children](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/eu-states-join-growing-list-mulling-social-media-ban-for-children) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Avrupa Birliği 13 Yaş Altına Sosyal Medya Yasağı Getiriyor](https://shiftdelete.net/avrupa-birligi-13-yas-altina-sosyal-medya-yasagi-getiriyor) — ShiftDelete (independent) — 2026-09-16
- [AB, tüm ülkeler için 13 yaş altına sosyal medyayı yasaklama planını duyurdu](https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/ab-tum-ulkeler-icin-13-yas-altina-sosyal-medyayi-yasaklama-planini-duyurdu-957083.html) — TRT Haber (state) — 2026-09-17
- [EU plans social media ban for children under 13](https://www.trtworld.com/article/3248d680e8d8) — TRT World (state) — 2026-09-17

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-17-ab-13-yas-alti-sosyal-medya/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-17-eu-unveils-proposal-ban-social-media/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-17-es-predstavil-predlozhenie-zaprete-sotssetey-detey/

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