EU Chief Calls for ‘Age-appropriate’ Social Media Restrictions

European Commission will present a proposal to limit children's access to social media platforms after the summer, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on ⁠Monday. "Our children need ⁠time in the real world. Time to play, time to build friendships, ⁠time to make mistakes. Time to shape their own identity, their own personality, before an algorithm shapes them instead," von der Leyen told reporters in ⁠Brussels. "This ⁠is not about whether children can access social media. It is about whether and when social media can access our children."