What to know

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday set out a sweeping plan to keep children safe from online dangers, proposing to ban under 13s from social media and require online services to design safe children's accounts.S1
• Ursula von der Leyen wants social media to be banned for under-13s across EuropeS2
• The European Union’s (EU) top official proposed on Wednesday banning children under 13 across the 27-nation bloc from using social media sites and imposing limits for older teens on accessing the platforms.S3