MIT Technology Review · Oct 16, 2026

Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve.

In July, France joined Australia in restricting minors from accessing social media—barring children under 15 from major platforms, before the ban was blocked by the country’s top court on human rights grounds. The UK aims to forbid kids under 16 from accessing Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms in early…