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Denmark’s government agreed Friday to ban social media access for children under 15, though parents may grant consent for those 13 and older.

The ban is among Europe’s most sweeping efforts to protect children from social media, following Australia’s December passage of a similar law setting age 16.

Officials cited disrupted sleep, lost concentration and pressure from digital relationships as reasons, saying tech platforms have exerted “free rein” over children too long.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s government on Friday announced a political agreement to ban access to social media for anyone aged under 15.

The move, led by the Ministry of Digitalization, would set the age li

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