The European Parliament has urged member states to implement a minimum age of 16 for social media use.

The call, which is not binding, comes as European nations, Australia, and technology companies increasingly seek to regulate children's access to online platforms.

French President Emmanuel Macron has previously called for EU regulation to ban social media for children under 15, although it is not quite clear how the EU would carry this out, given it is up to individual EU members to impose age limits.

Below is a summary of what many countries have done to regulate children's access to social media.

EU legislation

The European Parliament on 26 November agreed on a resolution calling for a minimum age of 16 on social media to ensure "age-appropriate online engagement".

It also urged

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