438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway.
In early March, 438 security and privacy researchers from 32 countries signed a massive open letter warning that age verification mandates for the internet are technically impossible to get right, …
Estonia is taking a bold stance against child social media usage, sparking controversy within the EU. Is blaming governments and corporations the solution or are we failing our kids? Let's discuss.
#Estonia #ChildSafety #SocialMediaBans #EU https://www.squaredtech.co/estonia-child-social-media-bans?fsp_sid=7524
Estonia Child Social Media Bans: EU Rebel!
Estonia child social media bans face fierce opposition from the EU nation that blames governments and corporations instead. Discover why bans fail kids.
Fifteen-year-old Noah hasn’t been kicked off any social media platforms – he’s still fighting Australia’s under-16 ban in court
Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumvented
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Including online games in social media bans is unworkable, unnecessary and would harm young people
As calls for restrictions on under-16s’ online activities gather pace, some are urging curbs on online gaming. The idea is a mess from top to bottom
Meta, Tiktok and Google under investigation for allegedly disobeying Australia’s social media ban
Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds
Keir Starmer says UK will ‘have to act’ to curb addictive features of social media
In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’
House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s
Peers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UK
🚨 Oh, what a *brilliant* idea! Let's subject UK teens to social media bans and digital curfews, because clearly the solution to managing their screen time is more Big Brother-style
#monitoring rather than, you know, fostering a healthy relationship with technology. 🙄 Good luck with that, UK. 🏴
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn89g3ngkyzo #socialmediabans #digitalcurfews #UKteens #technologyrelationship #BigBrother #HackerNews #ngated
UK teenagers to trial social media bans and digital curfews
The government will interview the young people and their parents before and after they try the limits to assess their impact.
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