Restrictions on children's use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report next week is expected to recommend limiting minors' access to online platforms.After Australia became the first country in the world to ban under-16s from social media, several EU nations including Denmark and Greece demanded a similar move.
The EU says all options are on the table, from a blanket ban on children from social media platforms to restrictions on certain services and features.
It appears there is little appetite for a broadbrush approach and EU officials insist no decisions have been taken before the panel tasked by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen delivers its recommendations on July 13.
Von der Leyen has indicated in the past she supports restrictions, with a formal announcement expected in September -- although that could change.
"It is not the question when children or teenagers would have access to social media, I would say it's more the question when social media has access to our children and teenagers," she said last week.
