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/

@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.

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