🔥 The EU #ChildOnlineSafety work advances!
EC's Special Panel met again this week. Co-chair Prof Fegert flagged non-legislative options, a welcome sign that more legislation may not be needed.
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We’re launching the 1st #SocialMediaBan capsule in our new series tackling the question: #IsABanAPlan
In this episode, Leanda Barrington-Leach (5Rights) explains why blanket bans fall short—and calls for smarter approaches.
watch: youtu.be/wJFrT-INta4
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Is a (Social Media) Ban a Plan? We Built a Repository to Find Out. The question has been ricocheting around European policy corridors for over a year. Australia banned social media for under-16s. France, Austria, Spain, Denmark, and Norway are moving in the same…

Australia's under-16 #socialmediaban is 4 months old. VPNs up 300%. 7/10 banned kids are back on major platforms. 1/10 sought mental health support due to the ban. Europe is next. We built a repository so evidence is visible before they act.
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