Global Child Safety & Social Media Policy Tracker

Last updated: July 13, 2026 · — jurisdictions tracked

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Policy Tracker

All Full ban Parental consent Design rules Age verification Mixed

All Europe Americas APAC Africa

Media, Research & Civil Society

Split by source type so you can scan the buckets that matter for your work.

All Research & reviews Civil society & advocacy Industry response Legal commentary Impact analysis Journalism

Age verification Full bans Litigation & courts Design rules & legislation Privacy & free speech

Sources column links only to primary legal/regulatory text (law pages, regulator websites, parliamentary bill records). Media section gathers third-party analysis.

Methodology. This tracker was built using primary legislative and regulatory sources. Each jurisdiction entry links directly to the official law, bill, or regulator page. Jurisdiction coverage on social media age verification issues was cross-referenced against the Tech Policy Press Global Social Media Age Restriction Tracker. Litigation data draws on the NetChoice Litigation Center. Age verification legislation coverage draws on the AVPA State Laws Tracker. The tracker is updated weekly via an automated process that monitors legislative and regulatory developments, court decisions, and commentary.