Following Australia's social media ban, Ireland's government considers revising social media use for minors. Tánaiste Simon Harris is considering a potential ban on social media use for under-16s. The remarks by Simon Harris had initially indicated that the Irish government was not planning an outright ban on social media for children under 16. "I met the social media companies and set out my stall on this issue to them. The Government’s age-verification pilot is expected to begin in the coming weeks, while discussions at EU level on a possible “digital age of majority” are ongoing.