AI chatbots

AI chatbots

Teenagers look at their mobile phone screens during an interview with Reuters about the bill aimed at banning the use of social networks for those under 15 and mobile phones in high schools from the start of the 2026 school year, in Paris, France, 20 February, 2026. REUTERS

EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s

The companies say they take precautions and many set a minimum ​age of at least 13 to sign up to social media platforms.