EDRi

Today, the 🇬🇧 announced a social media ban for under-16s.

🚫 Exclusion is NOT empowerment! Shielding children from the digital world is no substitute for preparing them to navigate it.

Lawmakers should focus on regulating the systems that cause harm, making social media platform a safe space for all, regardless of age.

This is why ➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/why-age-verification-misses-the-mark-and-puts-everyone-at-risk/

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Show threadO Devir10h ago
@edri (...) "Os legisladores deveriam se concentrar em regulamentar os sistemas que causam danos, tornando as plataformas de redes sociais um espaço seguro para todos, independentemente da idade". Bastou o governo brasileiro falar em enquadrar as big techs para o Tio Sam mandar seu recado via tribunais. Há um abismo entre a teoria e a prática.
Show threadToni Aittoniemi9h ago
@edri Yes. This is a cop-out. A cop-out from having to confront the social media powers. And I know why too: Any politician who goes against the social media giants sets themselves up for revenge.
Show thread✰ 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕕 ✰8h ago
@gimulnautti @edri and it’s censorship
Show threadShadSterling8h ago

@edri don’t all the brands want to establish brand loyalty among children? Encouraging the brands to evade the bans will only add to all the other potential harms of ensuring that savvy kids only use “dark web” sites to get online.

https://mastodon.social/@ShadSterling/116738131682933172