Austria has announced it will soon ban social media for children up to the age of 14, saying it spawned addiction, glorified violence, spread misinformation and set unrealistic beauty standards.

"It is almost impossible for parents to control their children's consumption" on these platforms, which are designed to make them "deliberately dependent", said Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler.

"It is almost impossible for parents to control their children's consumption" on these platforms, which are designed to make them "deliberately dependent", said Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler.

The model, 46, shares two daughters with his wife Stephanie Mendoros, and has backed several countries calling for sites such as Instagram and Snapchat to be blocked for teens.