Mme Moustache stopgenocide🇵🇸1d ago
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/

Jun 15 at 3:15pmWeb
Show threadToni Aittoniemi1d 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 ✰1d ago
@gimulnautti @edri and it’s censorship
Show threadShadSterling1d 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

Show threadJan Peters1d ago
@edri It feels like many politicians still do not get digital and internet, maybe if we translate it into analog?
If people start offering addictive drugs on the streets in return for information, then we do not expect you to ban children from the streets and "give up the city" we expect executive actions, against the wrongdoers, and education.
Show threadloStronzoRocco58m ago
@janpeters @edri Yes, but this makes sense though, so it cannot work /s.