By Sara Brandstätter ( June 24, 2026, 12:24 GMT | Insight) -- German experts stopped short of recommending a blanket social-media ban, instead floating a minimum age of 13 or risk-based limits on features such as algorithmic feeds. The report, presented on Wednesday, urges EU-level rules on safer platform design and age checks, while warning against German-only action.Social media platforms face no clear recommendation for a German social media ban for young users, after an expert group stopped short of backing a single route for regulating minors’ access to online services....
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