‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities | Social media ban | The Guardian
https://alecmuffett.com/article/144675
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities | Social media ban | The Guardian
https://alecmuffett.com/article/144675
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship
There is so much to he said about the hypocrisy of France's proposed #SocialMediaBan for children, but let's start with this quote from President #Macron:
"The emotions of our #children and #teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American #platforms or Chinese #algorithms."
As if those were the only two God-given options. He'd rather ban an entire idea than help us build something better.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s
There is so much to he said about the hypocrisy of France's proposed #SocialMediaBan for children, but let's start with this quote from President #Macron:
"The emotions of our #children and #teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American #platforms or Chinese #algorithms."
As if those were the only two God-given options. He'd rather ban an entire idea than help us build something better.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s
Online harms are driven by platform design and business models. A blanket ban on young people doesn't fix this.
We need:
⚫ Interoperability to promote competition over standards.
⚫ Greater user control over feeds and content moderation.
⚫ Strong enforcement of data protection laws for children.
⚫ Limits on profiling and targeted advertising, and greater transparency around how user data is used on platforms.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
A version of the U16s ban is already being debated in the UK House of Lords as an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
This goes beyond social media to include social functions of online games, WhatsApp and Wikipedia.
Shutting young people out of digital public spaces, rather than building ones that work for them is not protection. It is exclusion.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
Banning social media for under-16s is on the cards in the UK.
Age verification is the only way to do this, meaning millions will have to hand over sensitive data.
This industry lacks effective regulation. An U16s ban would multiply existing privacy risks.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #ageverification #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
Banning social media for under-16s is on the cards in the UK.
Age verification is the only way to do this, meaning millions will have to hand over sensitive data.
This industry lacks effective regulation. An U16s ban would multiply existing privacy risks.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #ageverification #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
A version of the U16s ban is already being debated in the UK House of Lords as an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
This goes beyond social media to include social functions of online games, WhatsApp and Wikipedia.
Shutting young people out of digital public spaces, rather than building ones that work for them is not protection. It is exclusion.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
A version of the U16s ban is already being debated in the UK House of Lords as an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
This goes beyond social media to include social functions of online games, WhatsApp and Wikipedia.
Shutting young people out of digital public spaces, rather than building ones that work for them is not protection. It is exclusion.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
Online harms are driven by platform design and business models. A blanket ban on young people doesn't fix this.
We need:
⚫ Interoperability to promote competition over standards.
⚫ Greater user control over feeds and content moderation.
⚫ Strong enforcement of data protection laws for children.
⚫ Limits on profiling and targeted advertising, and greater transparency around how user data is used on platforms.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
Banning social media for under-16s is on the cards in the UK.
Age verification is the only way to do this, meaning millions will have to hand over sensitive data.
This industry lacks effective regulation. An U16s ban would multiply existing privacy risks.
#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #ageverification #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year
#HackerNews #France #SocialMediaBan #AustraliaStyle #Children #Safety #2026
Gather round, folks, it's time for a rant about the Australian teen social media ban... This is a long one, so I've dropped my thoughts on a public Notion note here: https://rlok.notion.site/Australia-s-Teen-Social-Media-Ban-is-a-Disaster-2c759d1e5585801a99b3efbdc265ef6e
TL;DR: We need reform, but this isn't it.
Oh yes, and then there is this! 😄
"Leading facial #AgeEstimation tools were easily fooled by a $22 "old man" mask, a Guy Fawkes mask, and other cheap party costumes, researchers have found."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/social-media-ban-vpns-masks-age-checks-disguises/105836134
#AgeVerification #DigitalRights #privacy #Australia #SocialMediaBan
As of today: No social media for Australians under 16.
Also as of today: Every Australian under 16 installs a dodgy gratis #VPN that spies on them and sells their digital lives to #adtech sharks.
#SocialMediaBan #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #MinorsProtection
Dance teacher locked out from Meta business accounts in under-16s social media ban
A 30-year-old mother of three has been blocked from using her social media accounts in the wake of…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #16 #age #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #Australia #ban #bullying #child #Children #Cyber #e-safety #Facebook #Instagram #Internet #meta #Online #phone #Reddit #sixteen #SocialMedia #socialmediaban #verification #YouTube
https://www.newsbeep.com/304642/
Gather round, folks, it's time for a rant about the Australian teen social media ban... This is a long one, so I've dropped my thoughts on a public Notion note here: https://rlok.notion.site/Australia-s-Teen-Social-Media-Ban-is-a-Disaster-2c759d1e5585801a99b3efbdc265ef6e
TL;DR: We need reform, but this isn't it.
