Global Regulatory Push for Youth Social Media Bans Faces Technical and Privacy Hurdles

By Danica Radovanović · IEEE Spectrum · 2026-09-25

Government officials in Australia, France, and the UK are moving to restrict social media access for minors to improve online safety. According to IEEE Spectrum, these policies often overlook the technical difficulty of verifying age without compromising user privacy or creating

Government officials in Australia, France, and the UK are moving to restrict social media access for minors to improve online safety. According to IEEE Spectrum, these policies often overlook the technical difficulty of verifying age without compromising user privacy or creating