Children under 14 would be banned from social media, while teens aged 14–15 would need parental consent. But this law will be challenging to implement.

Regulating how kids access the internet – including social media – must balance protection from harm with children’s rights to expression and information.

There are various methods for estimating or verifying an online user’s age, none of them foolproof. Importantly, is this the social media future we want?