Reflecting on latest #ChatControl, #CSAM, and #MinorProtection news, @ClaudiaCanelles argues "children should be protected from genuine harm, but not to the extent that they are too restricted or afraid to explore, learn, and express themselves."

👉 https://project-disco.org/european-union/europes-minor-protection-tightrope-how-to-protect-young-users-without-censoring-the-internet/

#MinorProtection in #EPlenary: Today, MEPs vote on new ideas to protect minors online.

But as @ClaudiaCanelles asks: "Aren’t we about to inadvertently curb the #freedoms that once made the internet a space for growth, creativity, and connection?"

👉 https://project-disco.org/european-union/europes-minor-protection-tightrope-how-to-protect-young-users-without-censoring-the-internet/

Explainer 📑 How to Ensure Design of Online Services That Is Appropriate for #Minors? 🚸

1️⃣ Prioritise a risk-based #MinorProtection approach
2️⃣ Carefully navigate #AgeAssurance complexities
3️⃣ Debunk myths around screen time & mental health

➡️ https://ccianet.org/library/how-to-ensure-design-of-online-services-that-is-appropriate-for-minors-ccia-europe/

Back in Strasbourg for #EPlenary, with @claudiacanelles and @LeoVenez on the ground to discuss key files with #MEPs:

#ConsumerProtection ⚖️
#BatteriesRegulation 🔋
#CircularEconomy ♻️
#MinorProtection 🛡️
And #simplification 💡

Let’s grab a coffee if you are around! ☕

Draft guidelines for #MinorProtection under the #DigitalServicesAct: How can the @EU_Commission improve them?

Five recommendations:
1️⃣ Guarantee #proportionality and #flexibility
2️⃣ Focus on general principles in risk reviews, align with #DSA

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🚸 #MinorProtection: Helping Europe achieve safe and secure #AgeAssurance solutions.

With policymakers currently working to streamline the protection of #minors online, CCIA Europe has 3️⃣ recommendations to guarantee a high level of #safety, #security, and #privacy. 👇

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Tennessee bans all drag shows
As minors must not be exposed
No such performances
Will ever stand a chance
It's the first state to enforce such a close

#tennessee #dragshow #ban #minorprotection #limerick #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/us/tennessee-bans-drag-shows.html