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Denmark has announced a landmark agreement to prohibit social media access for children under the age of 15, a move designed to intensify pressure on major tech platforms amid escalating global concerns over the pervasive influence of harmful content and commercial exploitation targeting young users in an increasingly digitised world.
While the new legislation would permit parents, following a specific assessment, to grant their 13 and 14-year-olds access, significant questions remain regarding the practical enforcement of such a sweeping ban.
Many tech companies already
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