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France, Spain and Greece Weigh Social Media Restrictions

Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

Good morning. France, Spain and Greece are weighing age restrictions on social media. Dior and Coinbase get hacked. And the latest Mission Impossible is greenlit for a China release. Listen to the day’s top stories.


France, Spain and Greece are pushing for mandatory age restrictions for users of social platforms including Facebook and X, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. Other regions have been cracking down on how children use social media—Australia passed a law requiring platforms to keep children under the age of 16 off their services, with New Zealand weighing a similar bill.