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Decision of the Riigikogu "Making a proposal to the Government of the Republic to develop measures to alleviate mental health problems arising from children's use of social media"

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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8 December 2025

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The bill proposes to the government to develop concrete measures to protect children's well-being and mental health, which prevent and reduce problems arising from the use of social media. According to the draft, the government must ensure that the Consumer Protection and Technical Supervision Agency supervises social media platforms as stipulated in the Digital Services Regulation, which is currently not carried out in Estonia to a large extent. According to the explanatory note, they show studies that excessive screen time, inappropriate content, addictive mechanisms, and privacy threats affect children's mental health, concentration, and overall well-being. There are still no effective measures in Estonia. which would help prevent health problems for children caused by the use of social media.

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