A national age limit of 15 years should be introduced for children’s use of social media platforms, the government says. Social media platforms steal childhood, says the Prime Minister.

The government wants to ban social media for children under 15 years of age

Foto: Jens Dresling
Foto: Jens Dresling
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The government wants to ban the use of social media platforms for children and young people under 15.

This announcement came from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (Socialdemokratiet, S) during her speech at the opening of Folketinget on Tuesday.

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