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Japan Proposes Mandatory Risk Reports and Tighter Age Checks for Social Media

The draft would make platforms publish child-safety risk assessments, tighten age verification, require parental-control functions.

Germany Eyes 13‑Year Minimum Age for Social Media

Brazil Requires Judicial Permits for Child Content as Platforms Block Accounts

CNJ Approves Judicial Permits and National Registry for Child Influencers

Prien Backs Age‑13 Minimum for Social Media After Expert Commission Report

Germany's Union Proposes Risk‑Based, Platform‑Specific Age Limits for Social Media

Brazil Enforces Court Permits for Monetized Child Social Media

UK to Target Addictive Social‑Media Features for Under‑16s Rather Than Full Ban

Researchers Reframe Youth Screen Risk Around Switching, Scrolling and Night Use

German Youth-Protection Report Finds More Than 15,000 Online Violations and Flags AI-Driven Risks

U.S. Court Faults Meta and Alphabet for Addictive Apps as Germany Weighs Age Limits

Australia Opens Probes Into Big Social Apps Over Under-16 Ban

Germany Weighs Youth Messaging Rules as BKA Presses Platforms, EU Backs Age Limits

Germany’s Push for Social‑Media Age Limits Intensifies as Experts Prepare Early Guidance

Plaintiff Set to Testify in Los Angeles Trial Probing Whether Instagram, YouTube Harmed Teen Mental Health

Spain Escalates Pressure on Social Platforms as Governments Weigh Under‑16 Social Media Limits

Germany Splits Over Social-Media Age Limits as CDU Weighs Ban and SPD Pushes Platform Regulation

Spain Plans Under-16 Social-Media Ban as Musk Attacks Sánchez

French Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sends Bill to Senate

French National Assembly Approves Under-15 Social Media Ban