Austria moves to ban social media for children under 14, following global trend

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Austria moves to ban social media for children under 14, following global trend  Several European countries have already suggested social media bans for children.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/27/austria-moves-to-ban-social-media-for-children-under-14-following-global-trend  Euronews Next is a future-focused news section covering global innovation, science and technology with a European perspective. Our dedicated team of journalists aims to educate and inspire today’s leaders by providing them with analysis and insights into the people and organisations shaping our future

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00:02Austria has announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14,

00:07becoming the latest EU member state to consider a national social media ban for children.

00:24The Austrian government plans to accompany the ban with an effort to beef up schools teaching

00:29of how to use media and deal with artificial intelligence.

00:33The announcement comes after Meta and YouTube were handed a 5-million-euro fine in damages this week,

00:54after a jury decided that the social media companies designed their platforms to addict young users.

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