Gerrit Eicker

@eicker.bsky.social

4 months ago

The #EuropeanParliament adopted a proposal to #ban #socialmedia for #teenagers #under16 without parental consent, aiming to protect young people’s #mentalhealth. This move aligns with Australia’s existing ban and could impact US tech companies. Critics argue that the proposed digital #IDsystem for…

Gerrit Eicker

@eicker.bsky.social

9 months ago

#China is implementing a new state-issued national internet #IDsystem, centralising #identityverification across platforms: experts warn it will further erode freedom of expression and enable #realtime #monitoring and #censorship.…