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Experts and teenagers are divided on the necessity to ban or not social media for users under 16. Euronews Tech Talks investigates.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--next js-article-content\">\n<p>In December 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under the age of 16. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This measure sparked debate among teenagers, parents, experts, and politicians around the world, reaching Europe too. <\/p>\n<p>Not only countries like France, Greece, Spain, and Denmark are considering plans to forbid the use of social platforms to under 15s and under 16s, but also the European Union (EU) is exploring this option. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, said the EU could propose a bloc-wide social media ban for children as early as this summer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are witnessing the lightning speed at which technology is advancing \u2013 and how it penetrates every corner of childhood and adolescence. And the discussions about a minimum age for social media can no longer be ignored,\u201d von der Leyen told delegates at the European Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Children in Copenhagen. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/special\/apple_podcast.png\" alt=\"Apple podcast\" width=\"30%\" loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/special\/spotify.png\" alt=\"Spotify podcast\" width=\"30%\" loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/special\/castbox.png\" alt=\"Castbox podcast\" width=\"30%\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>The experts\u2019 perspective on the social media ban<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The social media ban is a complex strategy on which experts do not see eye to eye. <\/p>\n<p>Theo Compernolle, neuropsychiatrist and member of the supervisory board of the Belgian association Kids Unplugged, strongly agrees with the measure. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re three hours involved with your phone, just swiping, scrolling, you don\u2019t learn anything,\u201d he told Euronews Next. According to Compernolle, social media platforms take time away from healthier activities, such as sports, friends, and hobbies, which are crucial for children\u2019s development. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Compernolle underlined that social media often targets children with problematic content, which can be harmful for vulnerable teenagers. <\/p>\n<p>And finally, Compernolle argued that due to social media&#8217;s addictive features, they should be highly regulated. \u201cIt\u2019s like alcohol or smoking. It\u2019s not a very good thing to do for adults, but there we also have age limits,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Margrethe Vestager backs new AI Safety Institute for children after decade regulating Big Tech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Giovanna Mascheroni, sociologist and vice coordinator of the research network EU Kids Online agrees with Compernolle on the negative effects of social media, but she\u2019s sceptical that a ban could be a solution. <\/p>\n<p>Mascheroni highlights that data collected in a study conducted by the Australian government in March 2026 on the social media ban show that the measure is far from successful. \u201cAge verification doesn\u2019t work, or at least in Australia,\u201d she said. According to the study, despite an overall drop in children\u2019s accounts, around 7 in 10 under-16s remain on major platforms. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Mascheroni underlined that in Australia, children banned from social media are migrating to less regulated platforms, like ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is problematic. We know that these chatbots are designed to be persuasive and psychophantic by design, which means that we are inclined to trust them not because of what they say is true, but because of the way they mimic human empathic conversation,\u201d she told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>Mascheroni believes that children should not be banned from social media; instead, more responsibility should be put on platforms: \u201cWe should ban social media from accessing children unless they comply with some safety, privacy, and children\u2019s rights by design,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Meet Europe\u2019s youth activists pushing back against blanket social media bans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>The teenagers\u2019 perspective on the social media ban<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The social media ban is also a topic of debate among teenagers. <\/p>\n<p>Some of them, like Pia and Vittoria, see the potential of the measure, but think the proposed age limits of 15 and 16, as discussed around Europe, are excessive. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the age group for which social media use should be restricted should be a bit lower, perhaps 13 or 14. Because I think it\u2019s a stage of life when it\u2019s very important to socialise with others in a non-virtual way,\u201d Vittoria told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should put a little lower age limit, like 14 years old, because it seems to me that from 14 years old we are already more responsible, more mature, we also have learned how to handle ourselves in terms of technology,\u201d Pia said. <\/p>\n<p>Others, like Lena and Marine, agree with the measure, specifically because of the harmful content that teenagers are exposed to on the platforms. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeenagers under 15 or 16 are very focused on how their bodies look and on social media you see girls much older than us who eat very little or a high-protein diet, who do loads of sport, but they don\u2019t necessarily show the other side of the story,\u201d Marine told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI overall agree with the ban on social media for under-15s because at that age you\u2019re not really mature enough to use those 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width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    What did Sam Altman say at the Elon Musk OpenAI trial<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2873698-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2873698\" data-cid=\"9663931\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2873698-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/64\/12\/83\/320x180_cmsv2_8334d9e3-0281-5081-b78b-3d405665f66c-9641283.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Boston\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    \u2018Slot machine\u2019 social media: Is social media addictive by design?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892883-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2892883\" data-cid=\"9754439\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2892883-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/44\/39\/320x180_cmsv2_8892c526-b1ff-5b23-a8f1-ca8b808daaa6-9754439.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Anthropic says it knows why its AI blackmailed engineers<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892748-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2892748\" data-cid=\"9753627\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2892748-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/36\/27\/320x180_cmsv2_8585b65e-7fe6-5990-8d9e-bb2ac55b4219-9753627.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Musk called Anthropic &#8216;evil&#8217; \u2014 now his data centres are helping its AI<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article 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the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2892748\" data-cid=\"9753627\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Musk called Anthropic &#8216;evil&#8217; \u2014 now his data centres are helping its AI<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892857-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2892857\" data-cid=\"9754303\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    New nonprofit safety lab will &#8216;crash-test&#8217; AI products for children<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2889646-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2889646\" data-cid=\"9739083\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    An AI agent deleted a company\u2019s entire database &#8211; then apologised<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">In December 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under the age of 16.\u00a0This measure sparked debate among teenagers, parents, experts, and politicians around the world, reaching Europe too.\u00a0Not only countries like France, Greece, Spain, and Denmark are considering plans to forbid the use of social platforms to under 15s and under 16s, but also the European Union (EU) is exploring this option.\u00a0On Tuesday, the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, said the EU could propose a bloc-wide social media ban for children as early as this summer.\u00a0\u201cWe are witnessing the lightning speed at which technology is advancing \u2013 and how it penetrates every corner of childhood and adolescence. And the discussions about a minimum age for social media can no longer be ignored,\u201d von der Leyen told delegates at the European Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Children in Copenhagen.\u00a0The experts\u2019 perspective on the social media banThe social media ban is a complex strategy on which experts do not see eye to eye.\u00a0Theo Compernolle, neuropsychiatrist and member of the supervisory board of the Belgian association Kids Unplugged, strongly agrees with the measure.\u00a0\u201cIf you\u2019re three hours involved with your phone, just swiping, scrolling, you don\u2019t learn anything,\u201d he told Euronews Next. According to Compernolle, social media platforms take time away from healthier activities, such as sports, friends, and hobbies, which are crucial for children\u2019s development.\u00a0In addition, Compernolle underlined that social media often targets children with problematic content, which can be harmful for vulnerable teenagers.\u00a0And finally, Compernolle argued that due to social media&#8217;s addictive features, they should be highly regulated. \u201cIt\u2019s like alcohol or smoking. It\u2019s not a very good thing to do for adults, but there we also have age limits,\u201d he said.\u00a0Giovanna Mascheroni, sociologist and vice coordinator of the research network EU Kids Online agrees with Compernolle on the negative effects of social media, but she\u2019s sceptical that a ban could be a solution.\u00a0Mascheroni highlights that data collected in a study conducted by the Australian government in March 2026 on the social media ban show that the measure is far from successful. \u201cAge verification doesn\u2019t work, or at least in Australia,\u201d she said. According to the study, despite an overall drop in children\u2019s accounts, around 7 in 10 under-16s remain on major platforms.\u00a0In addition, Mascheroni underlined that in Australia, children banned from social media are migrating to less regulated platforms, like ChatGPT.\u201cThis is problematic. We know that these chatbots are designed to be persuasive and psychophantic by design, which means that we are inclined to trust them not because of what they say is true, but because of the way they mimic human empathic conversation,\u201d she told Euronews.\u00a0Mascheroni believes that children should not be banned from social media; instead, more responsibility should be put on platforms: \u201cWe should ban social media from accessing children unless they comply with some safety, privacy, and children\u2019s rights by design,\u201d she said.\u00a0The teenagers\u2019 perspective on the social media ban\u00a0The social media ban is also a topic of debate among teenagers.\u00a0Some of them, like Pia and Vittoria, see the potential of the measure, but think the proposed age limits of 15 and 16, as discussed around Europe, are excessive.\u00a0\u201cI think the age group for which social media use should be restricted should be a bit lower, perhaps 13 or 14. Because I think it\u2019s a stage of life when it\u2019s very important to socialise with others in a non-virtual way,\u201d Vittoria told Euronews.\u00a0\u201cThey should put a little lower age limit, like 14 years old, because it seems to me that from 14 years old we are already more responsible, more mature, we also have learned how to handle ourselves in terms of technology,\u201d Pia said.\u00a0Others, like Lena and Marine, agree with the measure, specifically because of the harmful content that teenagers are exposed to on the platforms.\u00a0\u201cTeenagers under 15 or 16 are very focused on how their bodies look and on social media you see girls much older than us who eat very little or a high-protein diet, who do loads of sport, but they don\u2019t necessarily show the other side of the story,\u201d Marine told Euronews.\u201cI overall agree with the ban on social media for under-15s because at that age you\u2019re not really mature enough to use those kinds of platforms,\u201d said Lena.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2026\/05\/13\/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-what-experts-and-teenagers-think-euronews-tech-talks&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/46\/56\/1200x675_cmsv2_85d24e98-1d89-59a5-9e1d-b1932270a043-9754656.jpg&#8221;] Europe in Motion &#8216;Wholly unsuitable conditions&#8217;: How full are Europe&#8217;s prisons? 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