Turkey is the latest country to ban children from social media. What are other countries doing?

TechTurkey is the latest country to ban children from social media. What are other countries doing?Britain is among many countries mulling over an Australia-style ban on social mediaReuters Friday 24 April 2026 11:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964277","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/social-media-ban-australia-turkey-eu-b2964277.html","title":"Which countries are restricting children’s social media access and how"}}CloseHow do young people feel about the U16 social media ban?Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Tech_Newsletter","regTitle":"IndyTech","subscriptionGroup":"indytech","subscriptionGroupId":"c9972e20-b4d1-4401-a88f-777e77be0046","type":"tech","pathPrefix":["/space","/tech","/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech","/tech/security"],"associatedAuthors":["Andrew Griffin","Anthony Cuthbertson"],"title":"Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/indyTech1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveTech","regSourceSection":"Tech","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Australia made history in December by becoming the first nation globally to ban social media access for children under 16.The pioneering move blocks minors from platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. This decision reflects mounting concerns ov...