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child-safety
Meta's $17bn settlement forces two-hour limits and overnight lockouts for teen users
The social media giant has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and implement the most restrictive usage controls yet across Facebook and Instagram, reshaping how brands can reach teen audiences and how the platforms themselves function for anyone under 18.
Discord suspends screensharing and video in Brazil after child safety order
Brazil's data protection authority forced the platform to disable video features from 17 August following a teenager's death during a livestream. Discord is complying while working to restore access.
EU gives platforms until autumn to prove they can police under-13s themselves
Von der Leyen confirmed phased age restrictions for under-13s on 13 July, but stopped short of a hard ban. Instead, the Commission is putting platforms on notice: build compliant age verification now, or face legislation after summer.
EU ditches blanket ban in favour of phased social media access for under-13s
Von der Leyen confirmed supervised-only access for children below 13 after experts rejected an Australian-style ban, putting platforms and brands on notice across 27 member states as enforcement tightens by autumn.
EU rejects blanket social media ban, demands platforms prove safety before under-13s can access
Europe is shifting the burden of proof to Meta, TikTok and others: prove your platforms are safe by design, or lose access to children. A legislative proposal expected this autumn will enforce phased access from age 13 and make infinite scroll and autoplay opt-in, not default.
Europe's social media age limit race creates enforcement nightmare for platforms
As 23 EU countries push ahead with conflicting under-15 bans, the bloc is hurtling towards a fragmented regulatory crisis before a special panel even delivers its recommendations on 13 July. France's law hangs on a Commission decision by 10 July, while platforms face the impossible task of enforcing 23 different thresholds across one single market.