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Model Australia: Austria Also Plans to Ban Social Media

More and more countries want to protect young people better from social media. Now the government in Vienna is also working on a ban on children under 14 years of age.

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More and more countries want to protect young people better from social media. Now the government in Vienna is also working on a ban on children under 14 years of age.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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In the first step, experts will come together with the parties and work on the concept in detail. In view of the technical possibilities, one wants to take a look at Australia.

·Vienna, Austria
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Austria is preparing a law to prohibit access to social networking by under 14-year-olds

The Austrian government announced on Tuesday that it is preparing a law to ban the use of social media by minors under the age of 14 starting in September, following the example already implemented in Australia and recent plans by France.

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Australia is already demonstrating with practical experience how the ban can be implemented. The EU is working on an app for proof of age.

Vienna, Austria. The Austrian Government announced this Tuesday that it is preparing a national law to ban the use of social networks for children under 14 from next September, following the example already applied in Australia since December and the recent plans of the Executive in France. According to the Secretary of State in charge of Digitization, the conservative Alexander Pröll, the aim is to put the ban in place with the start of the nex…

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ORF.at News broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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