"SPD Secretary General Tim Klussendorf told the newspapers of the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland on Sunday that the ruling coalition should now move swiftly to make the ban a reality. "We finally need clear rules on digital platforms. Addiction-inducing algorithms, hate, and bullying are a massive problem for our entire society and can be particularly dangerous and harmful to children and young people," he said."
"The SPD has previously called for social media platforms to be banned for children under 14, and for children under 16 to only be able to access versions of platforms free from algorithm-controlled reward and recommendation systems. Speaking to the tabloid Bild on Sunday, SPD parliamentary secretary Dirk Wiese also welcomed the CDU's support for the measure. "Now we should work together to pass a concrete law in the German Bundestag very soon," he said."
The CDU voted to ban social media for children under 14 while proposing stricter checks for teens and fines for platforms that fail to comply. The SPD welcomed the CDU decision and urged the ruling coalition to implement the ban quickly. SPD leaders highlighted that addiction-inducing algorithms, hate, and bullying are major societal problems that can be especially harmful to children and young people. The SPD has called for algorithm-free platform versions for under-16s and for legal action in the Bundestag. Several European countries and the EU are considering similar measures; Australia already blocks under-16s from accounts.
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