--- title: These are the countries moving to ban social media for... description: A growing number of countries are enacting or proposing laws to ban children and teenagers from social media platforms. Australia was the first to implement... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/these-are-the-countries-moving-to-ban-social-media-for-children-5xd0ebpq1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: These are the countries moving to ban social media for children | daily.dev og:description: A growing number of countries are enacting or proposing laws to ban children and teenagers from social media platforms. Australia was the first to implement... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/these-are-the-countries-moving-to-ban-social-media-for-children-5xd0ebpq1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5XD0EBPq1.png og:image:alt: These are the countries moving to ban social media for children og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # These are the countries moving to ban social media for children **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A growing number of countries are enacting or proposing laws to ban children and teenagers from social media platforms. Australia was the first to implement such a ban in December 2025, blocking under-16s from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X. Since then, France, the UK, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Indonesia, Spain, Turkey, and several other nations have announced similar legislation, with age limits ranging from 14 to 16. Governments cite cyberbullying, addiction, mental health issues, and exposure to predators as key motivations. Critics, including Amnesty Tech, argue the bans are ineffective and raise privacy concerns around age verification. Penalties for non-compliant platforms can reach tens of millions of dollars. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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