Poland Plans Social Media Ban for Kids in Challenge to US Tech

Poland is moving ahead with a new legislation that would ban social media for children under 15 years old, setting the stage for a potential battle with some of the biggest US tech companies.

The draft law, whose outline will be presented by the ruling Civic Coalition party on Friday, would fine social media platforms if their services remain accessible to younger children and hold them responsible for verifying their users’ ages, Education Minister Barbara Nowacka told Bloomberg in an interview.

“We see the mental health of children and young people, we see a decline in their intellectual competence,” said ...