Denmark Aims To Ban Social Media For Children Under 15, PM Says

The Danish government wants to introduce a ban on several social media platforms for children under the age of 15, as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced Tuesday. From a report: 'Mobile phones and social media are stealing our children's childhood,' she said in her opening speech to the Danish parliament, the Folketing. 'We have unleashed a monster,' Frederiksen said, noting that almost all Danish seventh graders, where pupils are typically 13 or 14 years old, own a cellphone.

'I hope that you here in the chamber will help tighten the law so that we take better care of our children here in Denmark,' she added. However, Frederiksen did not give further details on what such a ban would entail, nor does a bill on an age limit appear in the government's legislative program for the upcoming parliamentary year.

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