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Czech prime minister in favour of social media ban for under-15s
Prime Minister Babis supports legislation to ban social media for under-15s, citing expert warnings about harm to children’s mental wellbeing and development.
- On Sunday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said he favours banning social media use by children under 15 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Rising across Europe, proposals in Spain and Greece follow Australia, which in December became the first nation to prohibit under-16s from social media.
- In a regular video post, the prime minister argued, `I am in favour because the experts I know say that it is terribly harmful to children. We must protect our children,` Babis said in his regular video message on his social media accounts on Sunday.
- Karel Havlicek, government's first deputy prime minister, said the cabinet is seriously considering proposing a ban and legislation would be proposed this year if approved.
- Britain is considering an Australia-style ban while France works on legislation to bar under-15s from social media, Elon Musk, owner of X, reacted strongly as governments and regulators worldwide examine children's screen time.
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‘Terribly harmful’: Czech PM supports curbs on children’s social media use
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis supported the ban of social media by children under 15, after similar announcements were made by the European nations. Governments and regulators worldwide are looking at the impact of children's screen time on their development and mental wellbeing.
·Mumbai, India
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The head of the Czech government, Andrei Babiš, supported the idea of banning the use of social networks by children under 15 years of age.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš today supported the introduction of a ban on the use of social networks for children under the age of 15.
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