German Interior Minister Dobrindt Rejects Social Media Ban for Children, Appeals to Parents (morgenpost.de)

• Dobrindt rejects state ban, emphasizes parental responsibility
• Two-thirds of Germans favor ban for under-14s
• EU Commission to propose legislation in summer

"German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has rejected calls for a statutory social media ban for children. In an interview, he emphasized parental responsibility over state intervention, calling a simple ban hard to enforce and counterproductive. The debate is fueled by Australia's ban for under-16s, while two-thirds of Germans support a ban for under-14s according to a poll by the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation. CDU and SPD favor an age limit of 14, but the CSU opposes it. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a legislative proposal for the summer."