Merz’s conservative allies oppose social media age limit in Germany
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Berlin: The Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (CSU) has spoken out against an age limit for social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, in a rare break from its...
Berlin: The Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (CSU) has spoken out against an age limit for social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, in a rare break from its alliance with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives. “This debate about bans is out of touch with reality,” CSU lawmaker Alexander Hoffmann said on Sunday. The comments came one day after Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - which is in coalition with the CSU and the centre-left Social Democrats at the national level - advocated a minimum age of 14 for social media at its party conference, arguing that there is a “special need for protection” until the age of 16. (DPA)
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