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Politico: EU social media ban could come this summer, von der Leyen says. “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that raising the social media age limit across the European Union is on the table, and a proposal could come as soon as this summer.”

Politico: EU social media ban could come this summer, von der Leyen says. “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that raising the social media age limit across the European Union is on the table, and a proposal could come as soon as this summer.”

Politico: EU social media ban could come this summer, von der Leyen says. “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that raising the social media age limit across the European Union is on the table, and a proposal could come as soon as this summer.”

Politico: EU social media ban could come this summer, von der Leyen says. “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that raising the social media age limit across the European Union is on the table, and a proposal could come as soon as this summer.”

Politico: EU social media ban could come this summer, von der Leyen says. “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that raising the social media age limit across the European Union is on the table, and a proposal could come as soon as this summer.”

Euronews: Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks – and it’s working. “One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform’s facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.”

European Commission: Commission preliminarily finds Meta in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to prevent minors under 13 from using Instagram and Facebook. “The European Commission has preliminarily found Meta’s Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing […]

Arkansas Advocate: Federal judge blocks reworked Arkansas law restricting minors’ social media. “A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law set to take effect Tuesday that would have restricted minors’ social media access. Tech industry trade group NetChoice in January filed a lawsuit challenging Act 900 of 2025, which sought to amend a 2023 law found to be unconstitutional.”

Independent: Russia’s internet crackdown leads to a spring of growing discontent. “Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike.”

Reuters: Indonesia sends letter of reprimand to YouTube over breach of social media curbs, minister says. “Indonesia has sent Google a letter of reprimand because its YouTube ‌platform has not complied with new social media ‌curbs for children, a senior minister said, the first such ​sanction since the rules took effect last month.”

ABC News: Brazil rolls out law boosting online protection of minors. “A Brazilian law that seeks to shield minors from addictive, violent and pornographic online content took effect this week, with experts calling it a milestone in the protection of children and adolescents.”

TechCrunch: Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16. “Pinterest’s CEO, Bill Ready, has called for governments to ban social media for users under 16 in a new Time op-ed.”

The Register: Iran’s internet goes dark amid mass protests, reports of violent government response. “The authors of a hypothetical manual containing procedures repressive governments can use to stay in power despite restive populations would surely devote its first chapter to turning off the internet, an action the government of Iran appears to have taken in the last 24 hours.”

ABC News (Australia): Age verification errors see some under-16s retain access to banned social media platforms. “It’s day one of the social media ban and, unsurprisingly, it hasn’t been a smooth launch. Many children have already been able to get around the ban in various ways, with age assurance systems misclassifying users and workarounds such as VPNs and make-up tricks being used.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/11/abc-news-age-verification-errors-see-some-under-16s-retain-access-to-banned-social-media-platforms/

Sky News: Nepal lifts social media ban after deadly protests. “Nepal has lifted a ban on social media platforms including Facebook and YouTube after protests that led to 19 people being killed. Dozens more were injured during the demonstrations on Monday, which were pinned on Gen Z – broadly referring to anyone born between 1995 and 2010.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/10/sky-news-nepal-lifts-social-media-ban-after-deadly-protests/