BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed growing calls in Germany for controls on access to social media platforms by children, saying he had become increasingly persuaded of the need for compulsory limits by evidence of the harm done by the deliberate spreading of fake news and other forms of online manipulation. Read full story
Date: 19 February, 2026 5:00 am
Source: thestar.com.my
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