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Which countries, tech giants around the world are regulating kids' social media access?

What are countries and companies doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children's health and safety?

|ByREUTERS
Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.
Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Jerusalem. March 23, 2026.

Sa'ar bans two 'anti-Israel' Swedish MEPs from entering Israel, day before planned PA visit

According to the Foreign Ministry, the two have "consistently acted against Israel in recent years, including by calling for international legal proceedings to be advanced against Israelis."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Armed police officers work outside Brinellskolan during a major emergency response, after several people were injured at a Swedish high school by a person armed with a sword, according to the officials of the Fagersta municipality, at Brinell School, in Fagersta, central Sweden, August 21, 2026.

One killed, three injured following sword attack at Swedish school

One person has been taken into custody, the police said in a statement. The suspect was reportedly shot by police during the arrest and his condition is currently unknown.

|ByREUTERS, ARIELLA ROITMAN
A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Norwegian teen found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in Iran-linked plot

Prosecutors said Natland had been recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organized crime group used by the Iranian state and sanctioned by both Britain and the United States.

|ByREUTERS

EU must freeze trade with Israel until more aid enters Gaza, Swedish PM demands

Kristersson’s condemnation also came after Israel increased work with international partners to deliver aid to civilians, coordinating the airdrop of aid across the Gaza Strip.

JULY 31, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks to the media upon arriving to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, on June 25, 2025. NATO leaders hold a two-day summit on June 24 and 25 in The Hague.

Swedish man found guilty in killing of Jordanian fighter pilot in Syria

The Swede, identified in court documents as Osama Krayem, was sentenced to life in prison for participating in the execution of Muath al-Kasasbeh.

JULY 31, 2025ByREUTERS
Defendants Salah Abdeslam, Osama Krayem and Mohamed Abrini are escorted by police as they arrive in court during the trial of the 2016 Brussels attacks at the Justitia building in Brussels on April 3, 2023.

How to choose the right online casino in Sweden

JULY 8, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN

Sweden Democrats apologize for past Nazi links, antisemitism as election nears

"That there have been clear expressions of antisemitism and support for National Socialist ideas in my party's history, I think, is disgusting and reprehensible," said Mattias Karlsson.

JUNE 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Members of the far-right Sweden Democrats are seen amid their mystery-shrouded visit to Israel, in Jerusalem, on May 17, 2023.

Lord's Prayer carved in ancient Swedish runes discovered in Ontario wilderness

Experts believe the carvings date to the early 1800s and may have been made by Swedish fur traders in the area.

JUNE 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lord's Prayer carved in ancient Swedish runes discovered in Ontario wilderness.

Most Swedish Gamblers Struggle to Differentiate Between Licensed and Unlicensed Gambling Platforms

JUNE 4, 2025ByDAVID RABINOWICZ

Sweden’s national security advisor quits hours into job after explicit Grindr pics sent to gov't

Tobias Thyberg was in the new role for less than 12 hours before he resigned.

MAY 15, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Tobias Thyberg

New doc ‘Hurricane in Malmo’ looks at Eden Golan's Eurovision experience

Documentary about Eden Golan competing in the contest in Sweden last year.

MAY 14, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Eden Golan in ‘Hurricane in Malmo.’

Sweden looking to ban virginity testing to protect girls from ‘honor’ crimes - report

The law would see virginity testing become a crime.

MAY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People look at Christmas light installations formed as elks at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in central Stockholm, Sweden December 22, 2019.

Three people killed in shooting in Sweden's Uppsala, police say

Sweden has suffered from a wave of gang-related violence for more than a decade that has included an epidemic of gun violence.

APRIL 29, 2025ByREUTERS
Police officers work at the scene where several people were injured after a series of loud bangs that indicated gunfire, according to police, at Vaksala Square in Uppsala, Sweden, April 29, 2025.