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Education, Human

Development And Community

Development Council

Discusses Regulating

Children’s Use Of Social

Media During Its Second

Meeting In 2026

The Education, Human Development and Community Development
Council held its second meeting of 2026, chaired by H.H. Sheikh
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the Council.

Present at the meeting was H.H. Sheikha Mariam bint Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-Chairperson of the Council.

The meeting focused on topics of high priority such as regulating the
use of social media by children, promoting robust digital safety
measures for children, the development of education policies and
curricula, and the results of students’ standardised assessments.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan stated that regulating
children’s use of social media is a national responsibility that requires
the development of clear frameworks. These frameworks, the
Chairman emphasised, must match the advanced technological
transformations and be solid enough to provide a safe and balanced

digital environment for future generations.

He further explained that the proposed direction is informed by a

carefully evaluated, phased, risk-based implementation strategy. This
approach prioritises social media platforms, given their significant
influence and widespread use among children, and incorporates age-
based access regulations tailored to the distinct needs and
developmental stages of younger age groups. This will allow the
balance between leveraging the opportunities offered by modern
technologies and safeguarding societal values.

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