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 threadRonanFeb 23
@commissionerHR why not ban algorithm feeds? Social media feeds should display content of people you click to follow (like Facebook used to be in the early days)
Show threadVoz dos Direitos DigitaisFeb 26

@Robo sorting content by date and time of posting is also an algorithm. Beware of over simplification, and of the meaning of the words.

@commissionerHR

Show threadRonanFeb 26
@vdd @commissionerHR yes agreed. I was hoping people understand it referred to a TikTok type algorithm and not any kind of programming "algorithm"
Show threadVoz dos Direitos Digitais

@Robo that's nice, but often a trap, that people who are less into the issue, or in bad faith will use to get results that are not those that you expect. Specially because, to start: we really don't know what is the TikTok algorithm.

What if there are algorithms not as simple as the one I mentioned before, but that are good or at least not evil?

@commissionerHR

Feb 26 at 9:37amWeb