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Claim Text: According to Reuters, it would cover 450 million people across 27 countries.
Simplified Text: According to Reuters, the proposed E.U. KIDS Act would cover 450 million people across 27 countries.
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Claim Maker: Reuters
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "policy": "E.U. KIDS Act", "source": "Reuters", "location": "27 countries", "statistic": "450 million people" }
Subject Tags: Regulation Demographics European Union
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Created: September 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM (2 weeks ago)

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The E.U. Just Proposed Its Most Sweeping Social Media Restriction to Date

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https://reason.com/2026/09/22/the-e-u-just-proposed-its-most-sweeping-social-media-restriction-to-date

The E.U. has proposed the KIDS Act, which would ban children under 13 from social media and require parent-supervised accounts for teens 13-15. This act could age-gate the internet for hundreds of millions of users and applies to various online platforms.

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