Austria’s governing coalition on Friday, announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14, adding to the list of countries such as Australia, among others that have such restrictions in place.
“We will decisively protect children and young people in future from the negative effects of social media,” news agency Reuters quoted Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler of the Social Democrats as saying.
Why the ban?
Ministers from the three ruling parties said they have reached an agreement in principle on introducing the ban – which is aimed at…

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