The move comes as the EU and member countries are scrambling to find solutions to protect children from the harms of social media.Anna Barclay/Getty Images

Austria to ban social media for under-14s – POLITICO

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The Austrian government has agreed to ban social media for children under the age of 14, it announced Friday.

It expects to have a proposal drafted by the end of June. The government is seeking to move forward with a solution quickly “because we are aware that it will still take some time at EU level,” Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler said.

Babler said the government wants to introduce concrete rules for social media platforms and also pursue an EU-wide age restriction through the Digital Services Act.