All articles tagged with #youth policy
The Ukrainian government has established five boarding schools designed to provide grief counseling and military-style training for teenagers who have lost fathers in the war. These institutions aim to channel the grief of these youths into service within the security services, effectively preparing them to replace fallen family members on the front lines.
Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s, enacted in December 2025, has failed to significantly reduce usage. Data from parental control firm Qustodio indicates that usage rates for TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat among 10- to 15-year-olds have returned to near pre-ban levels. While initial compliance dipped, children are circumventing restrictions through VPNs or age obfuscation. The government is moving to strengthen enforcement powers and fines, though critics argue the ban is ineffective and harms youth rights.
The UK government has approved a policy preventing the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2008, effectively creating a generation that cannot legally buy tobacco in an effort to reduce smoking rates over time.
Austria is considering a ban on social media use for people under 14, joining a trend of countries tightening rules to curb youth online access as part of broader youth-protection efforts.