A map of Europe with these markers Norway: Has proposed raising the age of parental consent needed from 13 to 15 United Kingdom: Has brought in new measures to try to protect young users from harmful content Denmark: Has promised to ban under 15s but allow 13 and 14yos access with parental consent Netherlands: Has banned mobile devices in classrooms but doesn't have laws on a minimum age for social media use Belgium: Has laws requiring social media users to be at least 13 to create an account without parental consent Germany: Users between the ages of 13 and 16 need parental consent France: Has laws requiring social platforms to obtain parental consent for under 15s Spain: Has approved draft laws raising the age to open a social media account from 14 to 16, with under 16s requiring parental consent Italy: Requires under 14s to have parental consent