""The amount of time they spend online - the amount of violence, self-harm that they are exposed to online - is simply too great a risk for our children," she said, while praising tech giants as "the greatest companies that we have. They have an absurd amount of money available, but they're simply not willing to invest in the safety of our children, invest in the safety of all of us.""
""I can assure you that Denmark will hurry, but we won't do it too quickly because we need to make sure that the regulation is right and that there is no loopholes for the tech giants to go through,""
""94% of Danish children under age 13 have profiles on at least one social media platform, and more than half of those under 10 do.""
Denmark announced an agreement to ban social media access for anyone under 15, with a parental option after a specific assessment to allow access from age 13. Many platforms already restrict pre-teen sign-ups, and officials acknowledge such restrictions do not always work. Authorities cite high usage—94% of children under 13 have profiles—and concerns about exposure to violence, self-harm and commercial pressures. The measure would be among the strictest in the EU. Lawmakers across the political spectrum will take months to draft legislation while aiming to avoid loopholes for tech companies.
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