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Germany’s Ruling Party Backs Social Media Curbs for Children

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservatives on Saturday passed a motion to ban social media use for under 14s and introduce more stringent digital verification checks for teenagers, building momentum for such limits in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.

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The Greens welcomed the decision at the CDU Party Day on a minimum age for the use of social media.

·Germany
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Lean Right

As a number of countries, particularly Europeans, have assessed the use of social networks by adolescents, conservatives in power in Germany have adopted a movement to prevent access to less than 14 years of age...

·Portugal
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·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Center

A social media ban for children under the age of 14 - that's what the CDU wants now, according to the SPD. But how quickly can the project be implemented? The SPD is pushing at the pace. And what does the CSU say?

·Hamburg, Germany
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The chairman of the CSU-Landegruppe said in the Bundestag that the ban debate "passed by reality". Rather, operators had to be put into the obligation

·Vienna, Austria
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The CSU criticises CDU and SPD for plans to ban social media for children. The Kinderhilfswerk agrees with the criticism. A ban is a "Acknowledgment of failure". The SPD, on the other hand, praises the CDU for its Stuttgart party congress decision.

·Dortmund, Germany
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turi2 broke the news in on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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