Social Media Restrictions

The chancellor of Germany has expressed his support for tougher restrictions on children’s use of social media sites, lining up with the growing political pressure for country-wide protections in response to rising concerns about online misinformation and its impact on children.

In a speech given in Berlin before a party conference for the conservative Christian Democratic Union party, Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the recent changes in artificial intelligence and the distribution of content through algorithms have changed his mind about whether restrictions on social media use are necessary for children.

“Do we want to permit the dissemination of artificially …