EU considering social media 'delay' for children, says von der Leyen

The European Union should explore limiting children's access to social media with possible new rules proposed within months, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. The European Commission president has tasked an expert panel to report back by July on what steps the EU should take to protect minors online, including a potential social media ban.

"The discussions about a minimum age for social media can no longer be ignored," she said, pointing to Denmark and nine other member states, including France, seeking to ban social media for teenagers under a certain age.