Just as the title says, Europe makes it harder for teenagers to enroll in Social. An amendment to the recently adopted EU Data Protection Regulation forbids companies to process child data under the age of 16.
The age limit prior to amending the law was the age of 13 years. 
Ο ευρωπαϊκός κανονισμός για την προστασία δεδομένων (European General Data Protection Regulation or EGDPR) is a European Union law enacted in January 2012.
One of the provisions of the law specifically prohibited companies from asking for, storing and managing personal information (data obtained through registration entries) from children which was from 13 and under.
All companies that want to manage information from children should first seek the consent of one of their parents. This is usually done by requiring a parent's personal information when signing up or by double parent-child accounts.
At the end of November, an amendment was proposed for EGDPR, which contains eight new clauses, one of which sets the 16 age limit at the age at which children need parental consent to subscribe to Social and not only.
Insiders such as Janice Richardson, former Coordinator of the European Safer Internet Network, and IT Advisor to body of the United Nations, the International Telecommunications Union, and the Council of Europe, said the provision was added specifically to make it harder for teenagers to sign up for social media.
EU regulators believe that by restricting access to social media and other online services, they can keep children safe from Internet malfeasance, pedophiles, and away from personal data leaks and data breaches. Lawmakers also believe that by taking these measures, children will concentrate on their education. (!)
The new law does not specifically prohibit the admission of adolescents to social media but makes it more difficult, requiring parental consent, which many parents will not be willing to give.
The amendments to the new EGDPR were submitted to the Permanent Representatives Committee in the European Parliament on December 15 and adopted on December 18. The new EGDPR revisions were voted without a period of public debate.
To be formalized, the new amendments will have to be ratified by the Council and Parliament in early January of 2016.
Those who want more information about the new version of EGDPR can see the link below
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/12/18-data-protection/
