{"id":21600,"date":"2026-09-09T11:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=21600"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:06:42","slug":"rein-in-social-media-not-children-say-over-130-groups-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=21600","title":{"rendered":"Rein in social media not children, say over 130 groups, experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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The EU has the power to set a bar and require tech companies to prove they meet it before accessing children,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Von der Leyen is under pressure from all sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Estonia\u2019s digital minister echoed the groups\u2019 sentiments on the potential ban, telling AFP that social media platforms should be the ones to change.<\/p>\n<p>But French President Emmanuel Macron called for \u201cEuropean\u201d rules banning social media for under-15s in a letter to von der Leyen seen by AFP Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Macron has tried to do the same in France but the country\u2019s top court struck down the proposed law on freedom of expression grounds in August.<\/p>\n<p>Von der Leyen is weighing up limits on under-13s or under-15s, officials say, ahead of her State of the European Union annual speech on September 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; 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