European governments are considering stricter regulations to limit teens' access to social media, following Australia's introduction of a sweeping ban for under-16s in December. The UK government has launched a consultation on children's social media use to gather views from parents and young people on whether a social media ban would be effective. This comes after U.K. lawmakers rejected a proposal to include a social networking ban for teens in child welfare legislation. Online safety organizations Ofcom and the Information Commissioner's Office have urged social media companies to enforce stricter protection for children on their platforms. Ofcom has written to social platforms to report on their efforts to keep children off their platforms, with a deadline of April 30 for them to respond.