Norway to ban social media for kids

Norway is set to implement one of the world's strictest social media bans, prohibiting access for children under the age of 16.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre stated that the move is necessary to combat the negative influence of algorithms and protect young people from harmful content and data harvesting.

The government plans to introduce robust age-verification systems to enforce the ban, despite concerns from tech companies about user privacy.

The initiative follows a growing international trend of governments seeking to regulate the digital lives of minors in response to rising mental health concerns.