Denmark to ban social media for under-15s

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.

The Bill, the timeline of which remains unspecified, would authorise parents to let their child use social media from the age of 13.

“The cell phone and social media are robbing our children of their childhood,” Frederiksen said, arguing that 60 per cent of Danish boys aged 11 to 19 preferred to stay home over spending time with friends.