European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a "social media delay" for children in Europe and has said new legislation could be put forward in months.
She told an EU summit in Copenhagen that an expert panel was due to come up with steps on how to protect minors online by July.
Several countries in Europe and around the world have already introduced social media bans for minors, and von der Leyen did not rule that out.
"The discussion about a minimum age for social media can no longer be ignored," she said.
Denmark, where Tuesday's summit was being held, and nine other EU member states including France have proposed various minimum age limits for access to platforms.
