# LIVE: EU proposes AI and social media ban for under-15s

https://mins.news/en/video/62249

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 07:54 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR94MTSy-wA

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen presented the EU Kids Act in Strasbourg. A Commission document seen by Reuters says the EU will propose restricting under-15s from social media, video-sharing platforms, AI chatbots and online games in its broadest plan yet to protect children online.

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