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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: EU Proposes Social Media Ban for Children Under 13
Caption: EU Proposes Social Media Ban for Children Under 13. The European Commission has proposed banning children under thirteen from social media under a sweeping online safety plan. President Ursula von der Leyen also wants safer accounts and stronger protections for children using digital services. Children aged thirteen to fifteen would require parental control under the proposed EU Kids Act. The rules would cover social media, video platforms, online games, AI companions, and chatbots for under-eighteens. Platforms could be banned from using infinite scrolling, addictive features, profiling-based recommendations, and unsolicited stranger contact. AI companions and chatbots aimed at children would need to be disabled by default. Companies would have to verify users' ages and could face fines reaching six percent of global sales. Technology groups warned that large-scale age verification could create privacy risks and attractive targets for cybercriminals. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,European Union,social media ban,children under 13,European Commission,Ursula von der Leyen,EU Kids Act,parental controls,age verification,child protection,AI companions,chatbots,infinite scrolling,privacy risks
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