Overview

• Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced the plan in her opening speech to the Folketing, calling phones and social media a "monster" that is "stealing our children’s childhood."
• The proposal would block under-15s from several major platforms, with parents allowed to grant access from age 13.
• Officials named no specific apps and offered no details on how the restrictions would be enforced, and the measure is absent from the current legislative program.
• The government is pressing the EU to require robust age verification, aligning Denmark with moves in Australia, Norway, the UK and France to curb minors’ social media use.
• Reporting says the government hopes the rules could take effect next year, as research found 94% of Danish children had social media profiles before turning 13.