# EU targets social media access for children under 13

https://mins.news/en/video/62580

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 12:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4V8xTunE_I

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled broad plans to protect children online, proposing a social media ban for under-13s and supervised accounts with a one-hour daily limit for 13- to 15-year-olds.

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