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Experts Warn New Social Media Age Restrictions Are Failing to Protect Minors
Policy analysts and digital safety advocates argue that recent legislative attempts to ban children from social media platforms are largely ineffective. Critics emphasize that comprehensive digital literacy and platform accountability are needed instead.
2 Sept, 04:30 — 2 Sept, 07:13
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straits-timesMostly Factual4h ago
Banning kids from social media is only half a solution - The Straits Times
Banning kids from social media is only half a solution The Straits Times
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New regulations aimed at keeping children off social media platforms are failing
The report said this suggests that neither the Digital Services Act nor Ireland’s Online Safety Code are “yet to have any measurable effect on underage access”.
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First report: straits-times · 2 Sept, 04:30|Full coverage: 2 · 3h|Window: 3h
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