2 min learnUp to date: Feb 27, 2026 08:01 PM IST
Poland plans to introduce new laws to ban social media for youngsters below 15 years of age and can maintain platforms liable for age verification, Schooling Minister Barbara Nowacka informed Bloomberg Information in an interview revealed on Friday.
The ruling Civic Coalition will current the draft define on Friday, with fines deliberate for platforms that stay accessible to youthful customers, Nowacka stated, including that the regulation may take impact by early 2027.
“We see the psychological well being of kids and younger individuals, we see a decline of their mental competence,” stated Nowacka including that the dimensions of penalties that corporations would should pay continues to be below dialogue.
A number of European governments together with Denmark, Greece, France, Spain and Britain have explored comparable restrictions amid claims that social-media companies are dangerous or addictive for minors.
The British authorities stated in January it was contemplating restrictions to guard youngsters on-line, after Australia carried out comparable legal guidelines in December.
The initiative may put Warsaw at odds with U.S. tech companies comparable to Meta and Elon Musk’s X, a few of which have pushed again towards restrictions following Australia’s ban final yr.