Poland's Education Minister Barbara Nowacka has announced a legislative proposal to ban social media access for children under 15 years old, according to reports from Swedish media outlets Aftonbladet and Sydsvenskan. The proposal, revealed in an interview with Bloomberg, would impose fines on social media platforms that continue to be accessible to children and fail to verify users' ages. Minister Nowacka cited concerns about children's mental health and declining intellectual abilities as the rationale behind the proposed ban.
The exact amount of fines is reportedly still under discussion, and the law is expected to take effect in early 2027 if approved. The announcement represents one of Europe's most restrictive proposed measures regarding children's access to social media platforms.