Survey: Large majority of Germans want Aussie-style social media ban

NAMPA / DPA
2024-11-30
Berlin (dpa) - A large majority of Germans would support a law similar to what parliament passed on Friday in Australia, restricting access to social media to those older than 16, a survey published on Saturday showed. Some 77% of the nearly 2,000 respondents in the YouGov poll, seen by dpa, indicated that they would either "fully" or "somewhat" support such a law in Germany. In contrast, 13% said they would either "fully" or "somewhat" oppose it......
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