Commissioner for Human RightsFeb 23
Several European countries are considering social media bans for children. We must regulate platforms, not children. We must shift the burden of safety from the children to the corporations that profit from the environment.

I urge caution:
✅ Focus on "safety by design"
✅ Demand algorithmic transparency
✅ Enforce the #DSA & #HumanRights standards
✅ Consult experts, civil society and children

Read my Shout Out👇
https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/regulate-platforms-not-children-council-of-europe-commissioner-for-human-rights-urges-caution-over-social-media-bans
Regulate platforms, not children – Commissioner urges caution over social media bans

Council of Europe
Show thread🔥 Mireille Sillander 🔥Feb 23

@commissionerHR I love it! We should be calling dark patterns out for what they are, instead of just focusing on "deceptive advertising" which isn't applicable to kids because advertising to them doesn't need to be deceptive to be effective and abusive.

There are so many manipulative patterns at work on any given social media website that harm people of any age: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Identified-Dark-Patterns-Combinations-in-Platforms_tbl2_387693838

Show threadGerardo Lisboa

@Mimesatwork @commissionerHR
We should not focus only on "protecting children" but rather in protecting the user, without ageisms.

There are vulnerable people of all ages that need special protection from malicious content (not withstanding children being the most vulnerable).

#SafeInternet #InternetIsForAll

Feb 25 at 8:32pmWeb