Germany considers banning social media for most children

PBS News Full Episodes Podcasts Newsletters Live Mar 26, 2026 6:30 PM EDT The debate over social media use by teens is raging on. In the U.S., Meta and Google were just handed back-to-back losses in lawsuits against them. Germany is looking to ban social media, or at least make it harder to access, for young people, something Australia did last year. From Berlin, special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on warnings from psychologists for the younger generation. Listen to this Segment