Countries Restricting Social Media for Children Under 16

Country Age Limit Status Penalty for Platforms
🇦🇺Australia
Under 16 Full Ban Up to A$49.5M
🇲🇾Malaysia
Under 16 Full Ban Under Online Safety Act
🇨🇦Canada
Under 16 Legislation Tabled 3% global revenue or C$10M
🇮🇩Indonesia
Under 16 Partial / Rollout Platform deactivations underway
🇧🇷 Brazil  
Under 14
supervised
Partial Guardian linkage + no infinite scroll
🇫🇷France
Under 15 Parental Consent Stricter ban under discussion
🇬🇷Greece
Under 15 From Jan 2027 Announced April 2026
🇩🇰Denmark
Under 15 Bill in Parliament Expected mid-2026
🇮🇳 India (Karnataka)
Under 16 State-Level Only No national law yet