{
  "id": 7807560,
  "title": "EU Proposes ‘Kids Act’ Banning Social Media Under 13 Over Mental Health Risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/eu-proposes-kids-act-banning-social-media-under-13-over-mental-health",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:39:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health Policy Watch",
    "slug": "health-policy-watch",
    "url": "https://healthpolicy-watch.news/eu-social-media-kids-act/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Social media will be banned for children under 13 across the European Union according to the newly proposed “EU Kids Act”, announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today (16 September) in Brussels. The sweeping digital health initiative mandates strict parental oversight for young teenagers aged 13 to under 15 across all 27 […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}