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Commission Says Meta Fails to Protect Under-13s on Facebook and Instagram
Preliminary findings point to weak age verification and inadequate safeguards for children on the platforms.
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL LENS
Teens Find Ways Around Social Media Ban
The way the platforms themselves are designed keeps children engaged for longer periods, reinforcing the habit. At the same time, because they are still in a developmental stage, children under 15 years old are more vulnerable to risks such as grooming and exposure to inappropriate content.
SOCIAL LENS
Social Media After 15: A Protective Threshold, Not the Solution
The introduction of a minimum age of 15 for the creation and maintenance of social media accounts was announced by President Nikos Christodoulides in a post, opening the discussion in Cyprus about limits and the protection of minors in the digital environment.
SOCIAL LENS
The Viral Challenges That Made Social Media Bans Inevitable
As Greece joins a growing list of countries restricting children's access to social media, there's a record of the viral trends that made the case for regulation impossible to ignore.
SOCIAL LENS
Minimum Age for Social Media Accounts Set at 15, President Says
Measure aims to strengthen child protection online and will be supported by EU age-verification tools integrated into Cyprus’ Digital Citizen app.
