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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759890060383cropped-markus-winkler-qdrWX3HLTPk-unsplash.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Denmark flag. Markus Winkler, Unsplash</span></span></span></div><p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark said Tuesday it planned to introduce a social media ban for children under the age of 15.</p><p>Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen did not specify which social media networks would fall under the ban, nor how it would work in practice, as she announced the initiative in a speech to parliament at the opening of its autumn session.</p><p>The bill, the timeline of which remains unspecified, would authorize parents to let their child use social media from the age of 13.</p><p>&quot;The cell phone and social media are robbing our children of their childhood,&quot; Frederiksen said, arguing that 60 percent of Danish boys aged 11 to 19 preferred to stay home over spending time with friends.</p><p>Australia has been a leader in global efforts to prevent internet harm among young people.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/6/20/australian-trial-says-tech-for-social-media-teen-ban-can-work-1139">Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work</a></div><p>In late 2024, its parliament adopted a ban on social media for under-16s, though there are still almost no details on how the measure would be enforced.</p><p>Platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube fall under the Australian ban&#x27;s remit.</p><p>And in June, Greece proposed setting an &quot;age of digital adulthood&quot; across the 27-country European Union, meaning children would not be able to access social media without parental consent.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QpPZQGVwvBY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3uMLWrWKgnU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>"The cell phone and social media are robbing our children of their childhood," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.</p>

"The cell phone and social media are robbing our children of their childhood," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

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Denmark to ban social media for under-15s

Agence France-Presse

Published October 08, 2025 10:21 AM PHT

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