According to the Moderate Party, a 15-year age limit for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube is a good idea. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated, "I am not sure that all teenagers will love this. " He added that a 15-year age limit would be appropriate.
The government is investigating the possibility of introducing an age limit on social media, with the first interim report expected in June. The issue is also being discussed at the EU level. Internationally, Australia and Malaysia recently introduced a 16-year age limit for social media, while France is investigating a 15-year age limit.
I am not sure that all teenagers will love this. So I think it will require some unity in the adult world for this to work.
However, ninth graders at Wallbergsskolan in Halmstad think they should decide over their screen time themselves. At Wallbergsskolan, students lock away their phones during school, but after school, the phones have an important function. " The specific measures the government is considering for enforcing the age limit have not been detailed, and it is unclear how the proposed age limit would be implemented technically.
The timeline for when a decision might be made after the interim report in June remains unknown.
When you've been in school and maybe had a tough day, to just lie down and look at your phone can be quite nice.