information labs1h ago
🔥 The EU #ChildOnlineSafety work advances!
EC's Special Panel met again this week. Co-chair Prof Fegert flagged non-legislative options, a welcome sign that more legislation may not be needed.
Explore our #SocialMediaBan repository ⇒ https://informationlabs.org/social-media-ban-repository/
#isabanaplan
media lab. | social media ban repository

Is a ban a plan? Academics, rights organisations, and policymakers across Europe and beyond are warning against blanket social media bans for minors.

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Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada20h ago

Minister says Ottawa is ‘very seriously’ considering youth social media ban

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11803954/ottawa-very-seriously-considering-youth-social-media-ban/

information labs22h ago
We’re launching the 1st #SocialMediaBan capsule in our new series tackling the question: #IsABanAPlan
In this episode, Leanda Barrington-Leach (5Rights) explains why blanket bans fall short—and calls for smarter approaches.
watch: youtu.be/wJFrT-INta4
visit: https://informationlabs.org/social-media-ban-repository/
media lab. | social media ban repository

Is a ban a plan? Academics, rights organisations, and policymakers across Europe and beyond are warning against blanket social media bans for minors.

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World news | The Guardian1d ago
Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/16/keir-starmer-social-media-firms-no-10-meeting #SocialMediaBan #KeirStarmer #Labour #SocialMedia #InternetSafety #Meta #Google #Tiktok #X #Internet #Politics #Media #Technology #UkNews #Business
Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’

PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian1d ago
MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/15/mps-vote-against-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-a-second-time #SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #UkNews #Tiktok #Instagram #Facebook #Meta #Youtube #Snapchat #Politics #SocialNetworking #Technology
MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time

Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting children

The Guardian
pingu  1d ago
#surveillance #socialmediaban
The fawking UK seems to head to no ban for social media.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/15/mps-vote-against-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-a-second-time
MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time

Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting children

The Guardian
*|FNAME|*1d ago

RE: https://flipboard.com/@ctvnews/top-stories-19khdp21z/-/a-tt8mCi7mSSaup3n4HAzQbg%3Aa%3A2823982346-%2F0

It’s interesting how this policy is being pushed through by western governments worldwide. 🤔

#SocialMediaBan #Privacy #Surveillance #InfoSec

pingu  1d ago

#SocialMediaBan #ageverification #IDchecks
Oh? The ban in Australia doesn't work?! Who would have thought...
https://cybernews.com/news/australia-children-social-media-ban

(we told you all but you didn't listen)

information labs1d ago
Australia's under-16 #socialmediaban is 4 months old. VPNs up 300%. 7/10 banned kids are back on major platforms. 1/10 sought mental health support due to the ban. Europe is next. We built a repository so evidence is visible before they act.
#isabanaplan
https://informationlabs.org/is-a-social-media-ban-a-plan-we-built-a-repository-to-find-out/
Is a (Social Media) Ban a Plan? We Built a Repository to Find Out.

The question has been ricocheting around European policy corridors for over a year. Australia banned social media for under-16s. France, Austria, Spain, Denmark, and Norway are moving in the same…

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BINJ.News2d ago

From tonight's episode (#24!!!) of our weekly issues show.

Where did this #Massachusetts #socialmediaban come from, anyway?

Reporting to come. In the meantime, we have some thoughts. Here's BINJ Executive Director Jason Pramas ...