Digitale Teilhabe: Ethikrat gegen pauschales Mindestalter für soziale Medien

Der Deutsche Ethikrat lehnt ein gesetzliches Mindestalter für soziale Medien ab und empfiehlt zugleich strenge Alterskontrollen für bestimmte Angebote.

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Nearly half of UK girls saw harmful social media content in a week, research shows

New safety measures had little effect so far, study finds, with Starmer expected to announce under-16s ban

The Guardian
UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package

Funding for extracurricular activities comes as ministers prepare to introduce social media restrictions for under-16s

The Guardian
UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?

These young people recognise dangers of ‘addictive’ social media but have differing views on a total crackdown

The Guardian
UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps

Keir Starmer to set out plans on Monday but there are fears a decision to ban some platforms but not others will lead to legal challenges

The Guardian
Yesterday we published the opinion „Protection, Participation and Empowerment of Children and Adolescents in the Digital World“ by the German Ethics Council. We argue against a blanket #SocialMediaBan, but instead propose a risk-based approach. https://www.ethikrat.org/en/publications/opinions/children-and-adolescents-in-the-digital-world/
Protection, Participation and Empowerment of Children and Adolescents in the Digital World

Published: 11 June 2026

Deutscher Ethikrat
Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends | TechCrunch

Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.

TechCrunch

The #Liberal Party of Canada broke their promise. Before last year's election, they promised us no age verification. Now, they plan to introduce mandatory ID age verification for social media: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-34/first-reading.

#cdnpoli #canpoli #privacy #socialmedia #LPC #carney #IDageverification #surveillancecapitalism #socialmediaban #BillC34

Government Bill (House of Commons) C-34 (45-1) - First Reading - Safe Social Media Act - Parliament of Canada

Government Bill (House of Commons) C-34 (45-1) - First Reading - Safe Social Media Act - Parliament of Canada

Carney is fast-tracking a social media ban for youth, with the support of the BC NDP — but who actually stands to benefit? My answer on @[email protected] l about how this ban is just a backdoor to more corporate surveillance and putting the burden on people, not big tech. #socialmediaban