{"slug": "eu-chief-proposes-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-13", "title": "EU chief proposes social media ban for kids under 13", "summary": "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots during her annual State of the European Union speech in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Von der Leyen said that under her proposal \"mini accounts\" chaperoned by guardians would be granted to kids aged 13-15, and the EU's 27 member nations will now vote on the proposal, which could spark tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has long criticized Europe's tech regulations.", "body_md": "BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots on Wednesday during her annual State of the European Union speech in Strasbourg.\n\n\"I am aware that many perceive the power of Big Tech as overwhelming and impossible to roll back. I disagree,\" said the EU executive.\n\n\"We do not have to accept addictive features. We do not have to accept children being drawn into ever more extreme content. We do not have to accept that girls have their photos used for AI-generated sexualized images,\" she said.\n\nVon der Leyen said that under her proposal \"mini accounts\" chaperoned by guardians would be granted to kids aged 13-15.\n\nThe EU's 27 member nations will now vote on the proposal, which could spark tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has long criticized Europe's tech regulations.\n\nThe Associated Press", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-chief-proposes-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-13", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-chief-proposes-social-media-082909902.html", "published_at": "2026-09-16 08:29:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 08:44:54.855323+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Ursula von der Leyen", "European Commission", "European Union", "Donald Trump"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-chief-proposes-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-13", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-chief-proposes-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-13.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-chief-proposes-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-13.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-chief-proposes-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-13.jsonld"}}