Restricting access to social media for minors in Lithuania

Friday, Feb 20, 2026

Delfi

More countries restrict social media for minors; examines Lithuania’s situation and necessary protective actions.

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More countries are considering banning social media for minors, with Australia being the first globally to restrict use for those under 16. The article discusses the growing trend of EU nations considering similar restrictions and questions the level of attention given to this issue in Lithuania, suggesting necessary actions for Lithuania, the EU, and parents to protect children from harmful internet effects. Rasa JauniÅ¡kienÄ—, founder and director of the Digital Ethics Center, will discuss these dangers and protective measures on the “Pulsas” program, which is part of an international journalism collaboration called PULSE.

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PULSE is an initiative for cross-border collaborative journalism in Europe co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement n. PO 4500158093.

PULSE is an initiative coordinated by OBCT that has been promoting intensive journalistic cross-border collaborations in Europe since 2024. Its main aim is to help strengthen the European public sphere by reporting on and telling stories from new and diverse perspectives.

At the heart of PULSE are 10 leading national news outlets (Delfi – Lithuania, Deník Referendum – Czechia, Der Standard – Austria, EfSyn – Greece, El Confidencial – Spain, Gazeta Wyborcza – Poland, HotNews – Romania, HVG – Hungary, Il Sole 24 Ore – Italy, Mediapool – Bulgaria) and three transnational organisations, including OBCT , n-ost and Voxeurop .

Additional outlets and journalists are involved as associate partners, including EUobserver , Føljeton (Denmark), H-Alter (Croatia), Levila (Estonia), Rubryka (Ukraine), and The Journal Investigates (Ireland).

PULSE is driven by a sort of virtual transnational newsroom made up of journalists from all the publications involved. It collaboratively produces new journalistic content on European issues on a daily basis, coming in many different languages. The editorial output amounts to over a thousand publications per year, mostly in article form.

PULSE also runs 4 thematic networks open to any European journalist interested in crucial issues such as EU enlargement, relations between the EU and other global powers, the EU’s green transition, or media and the information society. These networks function as online communities and periodically publish calls for pitches.