Tech In Depth

Banning Kids From Social Media Is Easier Said Than Done

Europe lacks a unified approach to another complex tech issue
The Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X and Reddit apps on a smartphone.Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
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Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Benoit Berthelot reports on the moves in Europe to try to ban teenagers from social media.

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