Tag: Children and Social Media

Macron Calls for EU-Wide Social Media Ban for Children Under 15

Macron Calls for EU-Wide Social Media Ban for Children Under 15

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French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for a Europe-wide approach to restricting children’s access to social media, calling on the European Union to introduce legislation that would prevent those under 15 from using social media platforms. In a letter sent to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on August 29, Macron urged the European […]

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Brazil Orders Discord to Suspend Livestreams After Teen’s Suicide

Brazil Orders Discord to Suspend Livestreams After Teen’s Suicide

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Brazil has taken a major step toward tightening online safety protections for children after authorities ordered Discord to suspend livestreaming services, following the death of a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly encouraged to harm herself during a livestream. Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority, ANPD, issued the order on Wednesday, giving Discord three days to comply. […]

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Jury Told Meta and Google Engineered Addiction in Children as Landmark US Social Media Trial Begins

Jury Told Meta and Google Engineered Addiction in Children as Landmark US Social Media Trial Begins

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A landmark trial unfolding in a Los Angeles courtroom has put the world’s biggest social media companies under intense scrutiny, as a jury hears claims that Meta and Google deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive for children. Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, along with Google-owned YouTube, is accused of pushing […]

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