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EXCLUSIVE: EU could announce social media ban for kids in September

Von der Leyen is expected to use her annual State of the Union speech to unveil plans for EU-wide age restrictions on social media

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[-] CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

Now to ban it for all the other age groups, too. /s but only kinda

[-] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

Kinda with you in spirit. How I think about it is... it is harmful for both adults and children. Esp in big-tech co form. FB, IG, TT, X, and w/e. There's a lot of research about it. But the cure can be worse than the disease. What the EU wants to do is not the right answer to address the immense harms of social media to our world.

Both the US and Canada have similar bills on boil. Both are also terrible ideas.

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