Austria's government coalition has reportedly reached an agreement to implement a 14-year age limit for social media platforms, according to news agency APA and other sources. The new regulations would prohibit children under 14 from using social media platforms, with the stated purpose of protecting minors from harmful content. Similar discussions about age restrictions have been ongoing in several European countries and at the EU level in recent years, including in Denmark, France, and Spain.
However, implementation has often been delayed due to challenges in finding solutions that don't require formal identification for all platform users. The Austrian government's move represents one of the more concrete steps toward implementing such age restrictions in Europe.