School phones National directive, Taliban education ministry (Islamic education dept., Jun 2026): students not to bring smartphones to schools/seminaries; Kandahar provincial ban in force Jun 2025 Source

School phones Ministry of Education and Sports ban — original 2018 classroom phone ban for primary and secondary schools; Sept 1, 2025 directive (Min. Manastirliu) reinforced enforcement for all pre-university education; phones must be off and stored in designated classroom containers Source

School phones No enacted national instrument banning phones in schools. Active proposal: APN bill (Deputy Moussa Kharfi, MSP), 14 articles, filed Feb 17 2026, at committee stage — would prohibit phones being brought into schools for under-16s. Source

School phones Llei de proteccio dels menors en l'entorn digital in Consell General (May-Jun 2026); school phone prohibition moved into law body

School phones National MOE compound ban reported from Sept 2007 (CEO Pringle) Source

School phones Provincial-level only Source

School phones Subnational per UNESCO GEM March 2026 Source

School phones Education Ministers agreed a ban in all public schools from Term 1 2024; every state and territory applies it through its own instrument, with exemptions for medical and educational needs. Public schools only; Catholic and independent schools set their own rules Source

Social media age limit 16 — Online Safety Amendment Act 2024, in force Dec 10, 2025. Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2026, royal assent Sep 11, 2026: maximum penalties doubled to A$109.2 million and eSafety information-gathering powers extended to age-assurance and app-store providers Source

School phones Schulordnung 2024 as amended by BGBl. II Nr. 80/2025 (§7 paras 6 to 8), in force May 1, 2025: no use of phones, smartwatches or similar communication devices at school, off-site lessons or school events for pupils through grade 8; exceptions for teacher-permitted educational use, medical need, or where a school's own house rules provide otherwise Source

Social media age limit Government drafting under-14 ban (Vice Chancellor Babler, Mar 2026) The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Ministry Rules on mobile/electronic devices, signed Jun 2, 2026, in force Jun 26, 2026 Source

School phones National prohibition on bringing personal phones; scientific-project exception Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Longstanding ban lifted 2015 (ministry announcement); no successor policy confirmed Source

School phones Phone-free zone effective Sept 1, 2025; 2022 law in state school standard Source

School phones No federal instrument; education is a Community competence. All three Communities now restrict: Wallonia-Brussels Federation (decree adopted Mar 12, 2025, recreational use of smartphones and connected devices banned from nursery to the end of secondary during lessons, breaks and school activities, in force Aug 25, 2025); Flemish Community (decree on learners and the organisation of education, smart devices banned from Sep 1, 2025 as a recognition and funding condition: whole school day in primary and the first two degrees of secondary, lessons only in the third degree); German-speaking Community (inter-network agreement of Nov 22, 2024, private phones and smartwatches banned in all twelve school years from Sep 2025). Coverage is complete but the instruments are sub-national, so the row does not count toward the national number. Source

Social media age limit Federal draft bill (avant-projet) by the Minister for Digitalisation setting a social media minimum age of 15 with itsme/MyGov age verification; at inter-cabinet stage, missed the Jul 21, 2026 Council of Ministers target, publicly opposed by a coalition partner (MR, Jul 23, 2026). Not yet approved by the Council of Ministers, not in the Chamber. A Vooruit resolution (Dec 8, 2025) asks the government to study a limit of 15. Government drafting, so Under discussion on the Austria and Slovenia precedent. Source The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Resolución Ministerial 0001/2026 (Min. Educación) — prohibits phones, allows computers; 2026 school year Source

School phones Entity/canton competence; FMON declined Federation-wide ban Nov 2025; Tuzla and Zenica-Doboj canton pravilniks in force

School phones Law 15.100/2025 — signed Jan 13, 2025; in force 2025 school year Source

Social media age limit ECA Digital (Lei 15.211/2025, sanctioned Sep 18, 2025; IN FORCE Mar 17, 2026 - entry accelerated six months by presidential veto of the delay + MP 1.319/2025): under-16 accounts must be guardian-linked; age self-declaration banned; effective verification duties; ANPD supervision, fines to R$50M Source

AI age rule Law 15.211/2025 Digital ECA — AI safety provisions for minors, in force Mar 17, 2026. Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Amendments to the Preschool and School Education Act proposed by the Ministry of Education (Aug 2025) would ban phone use on the whole school premises including breaks, with educational, medical and emergency exceptions; final parliamentary vote still pending as of September 2026. About 800 schools apply a ban by their own decision Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Regional governor directive only — not national

School phones National reglement scolaire in force; smartphone possession at school sanctioned Source

School phones Min. Educação communiqué Aug 1, 2025 — basic education, all school spaces, school hours; 2025/26 Source

School phones Ministerial directive eff. Oct 24, 2023 + Prakas 2786/2009 Art. 9; tightened Mar 2026 Source

School phones Circulaire No. 34/09 LC/MINESEC/IGS (Oct 12, 2009), secondary schools Source

School phones No federal rule; education is provincial. 11 of 13 provinces and territories restrict phones in schools for 2026-27: Ontario (PPM 128), Quebec (rules-of-conduct regulation, full day 2025), British Columbia (Ministerial Order M89), Alberta (ministerial standards), Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia (directive), New Brunswick (Policy 311, revised 2026), Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador (policy in force Jan 6, 2025), Yukon (policy from 2026-27, all K-12 schools). Not: Northwest Territories (considering), Nunavut. Source

Social media age limit Bill C-34, Safe Social Media Act (government bill, first reading Jun 10, 2026; at second reading stage with no debate as of Oct 8, 2026): would require operators of regulated social media services to use age verification or estimation to prevent under-16s from holding accounts (ss. 27-28), enforced by a new Digital Safety Commission; applies only to services listed by regulation; coming into force by order in council Source

AI age rule No age-based AI access rule. Bill C-34 defines chatbot services and brings them into scope as regulated services with child-protection duties (age-appropriate design, risk mitigation, crisis duties); the tabled text contains no age-based access clause for chatbots; the under-16 bar is social media only. Source

School phones Interministerial arrêté signed Dec 24, 2024 (Min. Mamadou Gana Boukar) Source

School phones Article 10 bis Ley General de Educación; in force Mar 4, 2026 Source

School phones MOE Notice on Strengthening Management of Students' Mobile Phones, Feb 2021 Source

Social media age limit No minimum age for holding an account. Minor mode, strengthened by the 2024 Regulations on the Protection of Minors in Cyberspace, gives under-16s a separate product: capped daily hours, a nightly cutoff, age-banded content, and a parent control to switch it off. Not an age gate, so not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

AI age rule Interim Measures for the Administration of AI Humanlike Interactive Services (CAC + NDRC, MIIT, MPS, SAMR; adopted Feb 2, 2026; IN FORCE Jul 15, 2026) Source

School phones No national rule. Under Law 2170/2021 each school sets device rules in its coexistence manual; the Ministry of Education reaffirmed in Feb 2026 that it will not impose a general ban. Decree 0769 of Jul 16, 2026 (regulating Law 2489/2025) adds cyberbullying procedures and tasks the Ministry with pedagogical guidelines on device use, not a restriction. Bills to restrict phones during the school day (2024 and Mar 2026) have not advanced beyond a first debate. Bogota restricted phones in its 412 district schools in Sep 2026 (sub-national). Source

Social media age limit No national social media age limit. Law 2489/2025 (Jul 17, 2025) and Decree 0769/2026 impose platform duties for minors (risk-based age verification, parental controls, reporting) without a minimum age or an account bar, so they are design rules, not an age gate. An under-16 prohibition bill was refiled in the Senate by opposition senators on Jul 22, 2026 (predecessors lapsed); no debate yet. Congressional initiative without government backing, so not Under discussion; converts to Under discussion on first-debate approval. Source

School phones UNESCO GEM March 2026 explicit delegation framework Source

School phones REAC reglamento approved by Consejo Superior de Educación Feb 12, 2026; 2026 school year Source

School phones Ordinance on Criteria for Pedagogical Measures, amended Mar 2026 (Min. Science, Education & Youth) — primary schools, all premises Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones House of Representatives decision (Oct 2024) and Ministry of Education circular in force Oct 29, 2024: phones and other smart devices may not be switched on or used for the whole school day; graduated sanctions; results to be evaluated over 2024-25 and 2025-26 Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Skolsky zakon s.30(3): each school sets device rules; MSMT methodology Feb 2026 (primary PDF, edu.gov.cz). Government-backed deputies' bill (Jul 20, 2026) for a whole-day ban in preschools, primary schools and lower years of multi-year gymnasia from Sep 1, 2027 is before Parliament, not yet voted; current law (Education Act §30, as amended Jan 2026) leaves restriction to each school's rules

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Bill L 130 (mandatory phone-free policies in all folkeskole grades) lapsed at the 2026 general election. The new government announced a total ban on private phones and screens in all grundskoler, including frie grundskoler, on Sep 10, 2026; the legislative programme of Oct 6, 2026 schedules the bill for February 2027. No in-force date; local school policies apply for 2026/27. Source

Social media age limit Political agreement of Nov 7, 2025 (government with V, K, RV) for an age limit of 15. Draft bill sent to the agreement parties on Sep 7, 2026: flat limit of 15, the parental-consent option from 13 dropped; bill to be introduced early 2027, planned in force Jul 1, 2027. Not conditioned on the EU KIDS Act proposal. Source The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Ministry of Education (MINERD) Departmental Order 011-2026 (May 2026) — complete ban on personal cell phones in early childhood education (Nivel Inicial); tight restrictions in primary (Primaria); supervised pedagogical use only in secondary (Secundaria); applies to all public and private schools nationally Source

School phones LOEI framework — delegated to each school

School phones Ministerial Decision No. 150 of 2024 (pre-university discipline and behaviour regulation) prohibits bringing mobile phones into schools at all pre-university stages; the Ministry issued enforcement directives for the 2026-27 school year and educational directorates apply confiscation and disciplinary measures. A statutory ban is under discussion in the House of Representatives Source

Social media age limit Joint decision of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (issued Sep 17, 2026): platforms may not create or activate independent personal accounts for children under 13; users aged 13 to under 15 may hold accounts only with a mandatory Safe Mode that the child cannot switch off; platforms must apply effective age verification, prevent circumvention, review existing accounts, and follow data-minimisation for verification. Minimum age 13, protected tier to 15. Platforms have three months from the decision's start date to comply (NTRA, Sep 20, 2026); expected in application around Dec 17, 2026 Source

School phones Ministerial circular (Minister Pineda), 2025 school year, students and teachers Source

School phones Closed information environment. No instrument could be verified by the methods this tracker uses, so no status is claimed

School phones ENESET 2026: no national ban; recommendations only Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Ministry of Education announced plans for a national restriction in April 2025, subject to consultation; no instrument located Source

School phones Perusopetuslaki (Basic Education Act) s.29 amendment: lesson-time use prohibited except teacher-permitted learning/health; in force Aug 1, 2025 Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Loi 2018-698 (Aug 3, 2018) + 2025 'pause numérique'. Extended to lycées from the 2026-27 school year (law of Aug 24, 2026 and ministry circular BO no. 27, applied through school rules) Source

Social media age limit Under-15 prohibition ADOPTED Jul 21, 2026, then Article 1 STRUCK by the Conseil constitutionnel Aug 14, 2026 (Decision 2026-911 DC): scope overbroad (DSA/DMA-derived definitions capturing services without established risk), no account of age/family/maturity, disproportionate infringement of freedom of expression, insufficient privacy guarantees for age proof. Never entered into force. Rewrite tasked to PM Lecornu; Elysee target spring 2027 Source The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

Social media age limit Ordonnance No. 0011/PR/2026 of Feb 26, 2026 regulating the use of social networks (Journal Officiel No. 110, Apr 8, 2026): digital majority at 16 (Art. 16); creating an account on any online communication service is prohibited for under-16s (Art. 17); platforms must verify age and block publishing features on under-16 accounts (Art. 22); platforms have twelve months from publication to deploy age verification (Art. 53). Platform duty active ~Apr 8, 2027; the row converts then. First national social media age gate in Africa by instrument. Source

School phones Ministerial order (approved Jun 5, 2026, Legislative Herald matsne.gov.ge): use prohibited on school territory during the educational process, phones and smartwatches stored in dedicated lockers; public and private schools; operative from the 2026-27 school year (schools required ready by Sep 1, 2026) Source

School phones Subnational only (Länder) Source

Social media age limit Coalition discussions on under-16 ban (Feb 2026); no bill The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones GES Code of Conduct prohibits mobile phones for students (senior high, technical, vocational). Affirmed by Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, May 2025; enforcement charged to school heads. Code of Conduct on ges.gov.gh. Source

School phones 'Mobile phone in the school bag' national policy, 2024-25 Source

Social media age limit ANNOUNCED Apr 8, 2026 (PM + three ministers, government press releases): under-15 prohibition with parental-consent tier to 18; bill to be submitted to parliament summer 2026; application planned Jan 1, 2027; DSA three-month consultation underway; EETT/ESR/DPA named as national authorities Source The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones MOE Circular No. 7/2007 prohibits phone use during class sessions and student assemblies; minimum three-day suspension for breaches; schools must display no-phone signage and head teachers report compliance to the Ministry Source

School phones National decree restricting telecommunication devices, 2024-25 Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Regulation No. 945/2026 on the use of phones and smart devices during school time in compulsory schools and after-school clubs (Ministry of Education and Children, under Arts. 14(6) and 30(4) of the Compulsory School Act 91/2008; published in the Official Gazette Sep 1, 2026 and in force from publication): personal phones and smart devices may not be used and must not be accessible during school time, defined as first to last lesson including breaks, meals, compulsory field trips and after-school care (Arts. 3 and 5); schools set storage arrangements only; exemptions for health, disability, support and learning needs, with recorded time-limited exceptions by the head (Art. 6); ministry follow-up from Jan 1, 2027 and review within three years (Art. 9). Grades 1 to 10, all schools under the Act Source

School phones No national rule. CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalaya guidelines (2009) and a Delhi Directorate of Education advisory (2023) are guidance; the Delhi High Court (Mar 3, 2025) rejected a total ban and set storage-and-restriction guidelines for Delhi schools. States act on their own: Andhra Pradesh (2023), Himachal Pradesh (all schools from Mar 2026), among others Source

Social media age limit Supreme Court direction (Sep 28, 2026): the Centre must frame statutory rules, not guidelines, to stop platforms from opening accounts for under-18s; the government told the Court it will amend the IT intermediary rules to make this a platform obligation. Basis argued: minors cannot contract (Indian Contract Act s.11). No draft rules, no deadline. Separately, the DPDP Rules require verifiable parental consent for processing children's data from May 2027 (a data rule, not an access rule) Source

School phones Surat Edaran Mendikdasmen No. 18/2026 (Jul 14, 2026): national circular restricting device use during learning activities; phones used as needed for learning under teacher supervision, principals adapt school rules to local conditions; minister: a restriction, not a prohibition. No national default rule for the school day, so the row stays with the school Source

Social media age limit 16/13 tiered — PP TUNAS + Permen 9/2026, in force Mar 28, 2026 Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Department of Education circulars, June 2025: all recognised primary schools must have a policy banning the use of and access to personal phones for the whole school day; post-primary schools must have a policy restricting use and access during the school day, with funding for secure storage Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Elementary schools Feb 2, 2026; middle schools Sept 1, 2026 Source

School phones Valditara directive July 2024; extended to high schools 2025 Source

Social media age limit No national social media account age gate. Digital consent age of 14 for data processing (Legislative Decree 101/2018) is a privacy rule, not an account rule. Reported Senate bill on a social media minimum age: not verified, on the chase list. The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones No national instrument; ministry explicitly neutral (2015); schools set and revise own policies

School phones MEXT notifications (2009; revised Jul 2020): elementary possession prohibited "in principle", junior-high conditional; boards of education implement - national administrative guidance, non-binding

School phones No clear national legal text banning phones in schools. Per Watananews Nov 2025: "no provision that strictly prohibits bringing phones to school premises, but rather general guidelines and discussions that have not been activated uniformly." Tafileh governorate director confirmed Ministry "currently studying" practical alternatives. Source

School phones Amendments to education law signed by President Tokayev, in force 2024 — phone use during lessons prohibited Source

School phones Ministerial ban announced to Parliament in 2008 and still applied by the Ministry of Education; enforced through school discipline rules rather than a single published instrument Source

Social media age limit No national social media age limit. A citizen petition to Parliament (Jun 2026) seeks 16 with age verification; the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill 2025 (private member, first reading Jul 1, 2026) would require national-ID age verification without setting an age. Neither is a government bill or sets an age gate, so not Under discussion. Source

AI age rule No age-based AI access rule. The Artificial Intelligence Bill (Senate Bill 4 of 2026, private member, first reading Apr 2, 2026) contains no age rule for minors. Source

School phones Closed information environment. No instrument could be verified by the methods this tracker uses, so no status is claimed

School phones Revision to Elementary and Secondary Education Act, in force Mar 1, 2026 Source

School phones No national instrument found (country-anchored in-language search, Jul 2026) Source

School phones MES order Mar 2025; national law passed Apr 30, 2025, signed Source

School phones Vientiane Province ban on bringing phones to school, from Sept 1, 2025 (only province)

School phones Education Law amendments: from May 31, 2025, no phone use at school for preschool and grades 1 to 6 unless a teacher permits it for learning; extended to grades 1 to 9 from June 1, 2026 Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Nationwide school phone ban proposal DEFEATED in Landtag Oct 2025

School phones ENESET 2026: ministry recommendations only Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Full school-day ban Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones 2018 Education Ministry circular, reaffirmed 2025 Source

Social media age limit Online Safety Act 2025 (royal assent May 2025, in force Jan 1, 2026); MCMC Child Protection Code + Risk Mitigation Code: under-16 registration ban, government-ID age verification, enforcement from Jun 1, 2026; penalties to RM10M Source

School phones National rule prohibiting phones for students below Grade 10; reinforced by President Muizzu Dec 2025 (enforcement from next academic year); Grades 11-12 may bring but not use in class; locker system in development Source

School phones Department for Educational Services circular, effective Feb 2023: possession and use prohibited on all state school grounds; confiscation regime (min. 20 school days) Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Education (Control and Use of Personal Mobile Devices on School Premises) Regulations 2026 (GN No. 139 of 2026), in force Aug 8, 2026 and applied from the Aug 17 term start: no student use of personal mobile devices on school premises without authorisation, devices silent and stored for the whole school day; all primary and secondary schools, public, subsidised and private; exceptions for documented medical need or teacher-authorised educational use; graduated sanctions, no fines Source

School phones SEP Acuerdo numero 09/09/26 (secretarial acuerdo, published Diario Oficial de la Federacion Sep 22, 2026; approved unanimously by the 32 state education secretaries at CONAEDU): personal phones, smartwatches and personal electronic devices restricted for the full school day incl. recess in primary and secondary schools, public and private, nationwide; exceptions for emergencies, health, disability/accessibility and teacher-directed pedagogical use; media superior school-community-decided (grade-band carve-out); higher education guidance only; no sanctions regime. IN FORCE Nov 3, 2026 (30-working-day school-assembly period). The Chamber of Deputies has said it intends to put the rule into statute Source

School phones Ministry of Education and Research ban — effective 2024-25 academic year (Min. Dan Perciun, Aug 30 2024); mobile phones stored in classroom during lessons; available during breaks (classroom-time ban, not bell-to-bell) Source

School phones Total use ban CM2-terminale, all public schools, from Sept 8, 2025; locked pouches Source

School phones Cabinet-passed law effective October 1, 2018 — students banned from using mobile phones during lessons; phones permitted during breaks (classroom-time ban) Source

School phones Lesson-time bans adopted by boards of ALL primary+secondary schools on MPNI initiative (Feb 19, 2025) Source

School phones No strict national phone ban. Per Medias24 (July 2025): Ministry of National Education preparing a "guide national unifié" (national unified guide) which explicitly will NOT impose strict and permanent classroom phone ban. Approach is "contractual" — to be implemented through school-level internal regulations (règlements intérieurs). Maroc24 (Sept 2024) confirms ongoing debate about whether to impose absolute ban vs. rational use approach. Source

School phones MINEDH classroom prohibition, teachers and students, from 2016 school year Source

School phones Department of Education (DoE) circular — ban on mobile phones in classrooms up to "Plus Two" level (grades 11-12); circular distributed to schools through district education offices (DoE Under-secretary Ram Raj Khakurel); ban confirmed still in effect 2024 (Tandfonline academic study) Source

School phones National agreement (hoofdlijnenafspraak/richtlijn), Jan 1, 2024 secondary; 2024/25 primary - covenant, not a binding instrument Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Education (School Boards) Regulations 2020, cl.22 'Duty to prohibit use or access', in force Term 2 2024 Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones State-level only

School phones Subnational only per UNESCO GEM March 2026 Source

School phones National recommendation (Udir, Feb 2024); rules set in local ordensreglement - no binding national instrument Source

Social media age limit Government to introduce bill by end-2026: under-16 ban, platforms responsible for age verification (regjeringen policy; age-15 work reclassified to 16 per Reuters overview - verify age at bill)

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Provincial/local level

School phones Decreto 162/1996 framework; prohibition at each school's discretion (MEDUCA, 2024-25)

School phones No national instrument; school-level policies vary; Morobe provincial advisory

School phones UNESCO regional study calls it national law; govt page showed a bill — enactment unconfirmed

School phones UNESCO GEM March 2026 explicit delegation framework Source

School phones UNESCO GEM March 2026 explicit delegation framework Source

School phones Act of Jul 3, 2026 amending Prawo oswiatowe (signed Jul 30; Dziennik Ustaw poz. 1036): statutory ban for primary schools and preschools - whole school time incl. breaks and off-site classes; defined exemptions (teacher-permitted educational use, health devices, emergencies); IN FORCE Sep 1, 2026. Secondary schools regulate via school statute (scope note); statutes adapted by Dec 31, 2026 Source

Social media age limit Ruling party drafting under-15 ban with age verification (Feb 2026) The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Decreto-lei (approved Jul 3, 2025; in force Sept 2025): grades 1-6, all schools public and private Source

Social media age limit Projeto de Lei 398/XVII/1 (PSD) approved in first reading Feb 12, 2026; committee stage. Under-13 prohibition; 13-16 verified parental consent via Chave Movel Digital; fines to EUR 2M/2% global turnover. Promotion trigger: final passage The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) Circular No. 4/S/L.No.330/2025 dated 02.03.2025 — prohibits use of mobile phones inside school campus for grades Y7-Y11; phones confiscated returned at end of academic year. Builds on earlier 2006 camera-phone ban. Referenced in MOEHE Student Protection and Care Policy 2025-2026 (Circular 15/2025, Serial 1354/2025). Source

School phones Classroom ban Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Federal Education Law amendment Dec 2023, in force Sept 1, 2024 Source

School phones 2018 gender-ministry advisory only — no national ban instrument

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones School regolamento in force, medie + superiori (lesson-time; confiscation regime) Source

School phones Ministry of Education guidance 1446 H (Nov 2024) — mandatory phone ban throughout school day, inside and outside classrooms; in force 2024/25 school year; three implementation methods (full ban, drop-off, lockers); exceptions for disabilities and medical reports Source

School phones Ministry of National Education communiqué (Sep 21, 2025): formal ban on phone use in all écoles, collèges and lycées, public and private Source

School phones UNESCO GEM March 2026 explicit delegation framework Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones MOE guidelines tightened, in force Jan 2026 Source

School phones Education Act (Act 245/2008) amendment in force Jan 1, 2025: grades 1 to 3 no device use for the whole school day; grades 4 to 9 no use in lessons unless required by the curriculum or permitted by the teacher; smartwatches and tablets included; exemptions for pupils with health needs Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones Basic School Act amendment (adopted Jul 4, 2025, in force Sep 1, 2025): pupils may use personal electronic devices during school activity only when needed for lessons or for health reasons; applies during breaks; schools set storage and confiscation rules in their school order. Primary schools (grades 1 to 9); secondary schools set their own rules Source

Social media age limit Government drafting under-15 prohibition (Deputy PM, Feb 2026) The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones No national Department of Basic Education instrument; schools set their own cellphone policies (Western Cape Education Department position, Dec 2025, school management teams decide). No 2026 circular, regulation or ministerial statement found. Source

Social media age limit No national social media age limit. In a written parliamentary reply reported Sep 8, 2026, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies said government does not plan an under-16 restriction, preferring stronger Film and Publication Board oversight and digital literacy; the portfolio committee confirmed (Sep 16, 2026) it has been briefed on no proposal. Civil-society petitions are active. Source

AI age rule No age-based AI access rule. The draft National AI Policy (gazetted Apr 10, 2026) carried no age rule and was withdrawn in May 2026 for revision; republication for comment expected Jan 2027. Source

School phones No national rule; education competence sits with the autonomous communities and the ministry's 2024 minimum consensus is not binding. For 2026/27, 14 of 17 communities restrict phones in schools under their own regulations (Baleares joined for 2026/27); Castilla y Leon recommends only; Navarra and the Basque Country leave it to schools. Source

Social media age limit Government bill 121/000052, Organic Law for the protection of minors in digital environments, in ponencia of the Justice Committee of the Congress of Deputies; ponencia last met Sep 29, 2026 and continues; the negotiated text sets 16 as the minimum age for social media accounts with an age-verification duty on platforms; no committee report, no plenary vote, not yet in the Senate. Government aims to finish by end-2026. Source The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones No enacted national school phone ban confirmed. Oct 2025: Min. of Women and Child Affairs PROPOSED under-12 smartphone restriction (not yet enacted). Nov 2024: Min. of Education issued social media use GUIDANCE for schools (Viber/WhatsApp/Telegram), not a phone ban. Source

School phones Skollagen ch.5 s.4a: private phone use prohibited during lesson time (in force Aug 1, 2022); full-day collection law (Lag 2026:1198) in force Aug 1, 2026 Source

Social media age limit The EU Digital Services Act (in force for all platforms since February 2024, Article 28) sets design duties toward minors, with Commission guidelines of July 2025; it is not an age gate and is not counted. An EU-wide proposal (EU KIDS Act, September 2026) would set a minimum age of 15 for social media accounts in every member state if adopted; it is at the start of the legislative process and is not counted here.

AI age rule EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689), Art. 5(1)(b) (exploitation of age vulnerabilities) and Art. 5(1)(f) (emotion-inference AI banned in education institutions); directly applicable; in force Feb 2, 2025 per Art. 113(a). Design rules of this kind are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. Source

School phones No national rule; education is cantonal, so the national number cannot count Switzerland. Cantonal rules in force: Vaud (since 2019), Fribourg (school regulation Art. 66, no devices during school time, since 2017; Grand Conseil motion of Dec 18, 2025, 67 to 35, for a whole-premises rule), Geneva (primary whole day; cycle d'orientation whole premises from the 2025 school year), Aargau, Nidwalden and Valais (all private devices, lessons, breaks and school events, from the 2025/26 school year), Jura (directive, whole school day including camps, Feb 1, 2026), Ticino (DECS directives, switched off and out of sight across the whole perimeter, all compulsory levels, Mar 30, 2026), Basel-Stadt (departmental directive of Jun 2, 2026, all compulsory levels, aligned by the autumn holidays). Zurich: Kantonsrat postulate of Aug 31, 2026 (92 to 82) for a report within two years; City of Zurich rule since Feb 2026. In the other cantons, schools and municipalities decide. Source

Social media age limit No national social media age limit. State of play: Council of States postulate (Mar 2025) ordering a Federal Council report on an under-16 access limit, due 2027; Council of States motion Gmur-Schonenberger adopted Jun 3, 2026 (31 to 11) requiring platforms, search engines and AI providers to take child-protection measures and banning personalised advertising to minors, no minimum age, now before the National Council; platform regulation bill in consultation since Oct 2025 with no youth-protection provisions, Federal Council says the demands will be reflected in the dispatch; 60,000-signature petition for 16 (Sep 2025). Examination and platform duties, not a government bill or commitment on an age, so not Under discussion. Source

AI age rule No age-based AI access rule. The Jun 3, 2026 Council of States motion would impose child-protection duties on AI application providers (no age); pending in the National Council. Source

School phones Pre-war MOE decision banning student phones (confiscation, parental notification); undated

School phones Ministry of Education ban since 2007, reaffirmed Feb 2024 Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Subnational only per UNESCO GEM March 2026

School phones Interministerial arrêté signed Sept 5, 2024; in force 2024-25 Source

School phones Listed as having a national restriction in UNESCO GEM monitoring; no instrument or official statement located yet

School phones Minister of Education called for strict enforcement of a phone restriction in schools (Dec 2024); no national instrument located Source

School phones MEB genelge (ministry circular); 2024-25 edition, classroom scope incl. teachers Source

Social media age limit Omnibus law amending Law 5651 (TBMM Apr 22, 2026; Resmi Gazete May 1, 2026): platforms may not serve under-15s; age verification + parental controls + differentiated 15-17 service; provision in force 6 months after publication (~Nov 1, 2026). Law No. 7578, Official Gazette No. 33240 (May 1, 2026); provisions in force Nov 1, 2026. A CHP application for annulment and a stay is pending at the Constitutional Court (filed Jun 25, 2026) Source

School phones Closed information environment. No instrument could be verified by the methods this tracker uses, so no status is claimed

School phones The Ministry of Education stated in September 2024 that phones and tablets are not allowed for use by learners on school premises pending regulations; the August 2024 Digital Agenda Strategy that appeared to permit them was walked back. No instrument located Source

School phones Ministry of Education Order No. 420 (May 24, 2007) banned phone use in lessons from Sep 1, 2007; rescinded by Order No. 910 (Aug 7, 2014). Schools set their own rules Source

School phones Ministerial Resolution 851/2018 + MOE circular 2025 Source

Social media age limit Cabinet Resolution No. 106 of 2026 (issued Jun 17, 2026): minimum age 15; under-15s barred from personal accounts, parental consent NOT an exemption; 15-16 tier with enhanced protections; mandatory age verification (ID/AI-based, self-declaration invalid); 12-month transition before full enforcement (TDRA); penalties up to platform blocking. In force Jun 30, 2026; platform obligations apply after a transition period ending in 2027 (legal commentaries differ on January or June); counted when they apply. Source

School phones Section 36, Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (inserts s.550C Education Act 1996): head teachers and proprietors of all schools, including academies and independent schools, must have regard to statutory guidance on pupils having and using phones during school hours and on school premises; guidance "Mobile phones in schools" statutory from Jun 29, 2026, phone-free by default across lessons, breaks and lunch, applied by schools from Sep 1, 2026, Ofsted inspects. England only; education is devolved. Source

Social media age limit ANNOUNCED Jun 15, 2026 (DSIT, post-116k-response consultation): under-16 social media ban on the Australia model via regulations under s.214A Online Safety Act 2023 (inserted by s.70 CWSA 2026, affirmative procedure); livestream ban; stranger-communication blocks incl. gaming; WhatsApp/Signal excluded; government response of Aug 7, 2026: first regulations to be laid by end-2026, in force spring 2027, messaging apps out of scope, livestreaming blocked for under-16s, stranger-contact blocks including gaming, 16-17 defaults (midnight to 6am curfew, autoplay and personalised feeds off); no draft regulations laid as of Oct 8, 2026; Ofcom age-assurance assessment due October 2026. Separately, the age-appropriate design code (2021) and the Online Safety Act children's codes (in force Jul 2025) changed the product: Instagram and TikTok turned off messages from unknown adults to minors, made teen accounts private by default, and stopped night-time notifications; those changes shipped worldwide, since platforms build once. Design rules are not an age gate and are not counted; a design-rules layer is under review. The UK's age gate is the pending regulation Source

AI age rule Announced in the government response of Aug 7, 2026: a minimum age of 18 for chatbots that primarily offer sexualised content or companion and romantic role-play, no sexual role-play for children on any chatbot, mandatory breaks for under-18s; separate regulations within a year of publication (by about Aug 2027), not part of the social media regulations. Most child-used chatbots are already within Online Safety Act scope; a gap for some standalone chatbots is to be closed. Source

School phones No federal rule. 39 of 50 states and DC require school districts to ban or restrict student phone use (Education Week tracker, updated Jul 28, 2026; Illinois SB 2427 signed Jul 28, 2026, bell-to-bell from 2027-28); most are bell-to-bell, the rest instruction-time only or a requirement that districts adopt a policy. Pennsylvania has passed separate bell-to-bell bills in each chamber without enactment. The FY2026 NDAA (Dec 18, 2025) directed the Department of Defense schools (DoDEA) to standardise restrictions; DoDEA applies a bell-to-bell, all-devices policy from the 2026-27 school year. Source

Social media age limit Kids Off Social Media Act (S. 278, 119th Congress): would prohibit platforms from allowing accounts for children under 13 and bar personalised recommendation systems for users under 17; reported by the Senate Commerce Committee Jun 30, 2025 and placed on the Senate calendar; House companions H.R. 7399 and 7433 introduced Feb 2026. Separately, the KIDS Act (H.R. 7757, incl. a revised KOSA and COPPA 2.0) passed the House Jun 29, 2026 and a Senate version (S. 1748) cleared committee Aug 5, 2026 and unanimous-consent passage was blocked on Sep 30, 2026; it sets duties and default settings for minors, not a minimum age. Twenty-one states (42%) have enacted social media laws for minors, from age verification and parental consent to design rules (AVPA, August 2026); the account-access laws among them are largely enjoined or on appeal; COPPA is a data-consent statute, not an access limit Source

AI age rule No federal age-based AI access rule. GUARD Act (S. 3062, 119th Congress): would bar users under 18 from AI companions and require age verification by providers; advanced unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 30, 2026 and placed on the Senate calendar May 11, 2026, no floor vote; House companion introduced Apr 2026. The CHATBOT Act (S. 4407, parental consent for teens, no minimum age) cleared Senate Commerce Aug 5, 2026. Twelve states have enacted companion-chatbot laws (New York in force Nov 2025, California Jan 2026; MultiState, mid-2026), mostly disclosure, crisis and minor-safety duties, a few with minor-access limits; subnational Source

School phones No enacted national school phone ban. Feb 2025: bill proposed (Carpeta Nº 39/2025) but in committee. March 2026: ANEP President Pablo Caggiani confirmed working group is still analyzing regulation approach; explicitly opposes total prohibition. April 2026: working group continuing. Source

School phones Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 139 (May 21, 2012); Sept 2025 order tightens to surrender-at-entry Source

School phones Ministerial ban proposal (Minister Emelee, Nov 2023); enactment unconfirmed

School phones Monagas state possession+use ban, primary and secondary (Nov 2024); no national legislation

School phones MOET regulation, Sept 15, 2020 Source

Social media age limit Decree 147/2024/ND-CP (in force Dec 25, 2024): under-16s cannot self-register social accounts - parent/guardian registers with own verified identity and supervises; elevated to statute by Cybersecurity Law 116/2025/QH15 Art. 16 (in force Jul 1, 2026) Source

School phones No national provision; school boards and PTAs set rules (MOE PS Nkosha, 2015)

School phones No national restriction; 2015 ministry posture explicitly permissive (Minister Dokora); schools set own rules