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Miroslav Trinko Geek, specialty programmer, but journalist by profession. Rider, tennis player and fan of Formula-1. I write about technologies, smartphones and electric vehicles.
It is suggested to establish a single “age of adulthood” for the entire EU, to which children will not be able to use social networks without permission. This initiative is expected to be discussed by EU digital ministers in early June. Denmark, which will soon head the EU Council, has already stated that it would protect children on the Internet one of its priorities. The Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederixen previously supported the idea of banning social networks for children under 15 years.
The idea arose against the backdrop of concern about excessive use of social networks by children and the negative impact of online content. French President Emmanuel Macron has been taking this initiative for several months, believing that children under the age of 15 should be protected from certain forms of online behavior. Last year, France adopted a law that limits access to social networks to children under 15, but has not yet been fully implemented.
The initiative proposes mandatory age -level checks, as well as new European standards that will limit the use of delaying features in applications – video clip, content personalization and popup. This can be a resistance from companies like Apple and Google, which do not want control to be carried out at the device level. Meta, on the contrary, is in favor of checking the age at the level of applications or stores.
The initiators emphasize that the protection of children from digital risks requires joint action throughout the EU. The Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Strotakis stressed that the full ban is ineffective, but instead should focus on age -old check and adaptation of services to the needs of children. France, Spain and Greece will also test a special age -examination application developed by the European Commission.
By the way, the issue of restricting children’s access to social networks is gaining more and more resonance in the world – especially after Australia has announced its intention to introduce a minimum age of 16 years since the end of 2024 to create accounts in a number of social networks.
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Social networks, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, Tiktok Miroslav Trinko Geek, specialty programmer, but journalist by profession. Rider, tennis player and fan of Formula-1. I write about technologies, smartphones and electric vehicles.
It is suggested to establish a single “age of adulthood” for the entire EU, to which children will not be able to use social networks without permission. This initiative is expected to be discussed by EU digital ministers in early June. Denmark, which will soon head the EU Council, has already stated that it would protect children on the Internet one of its priorities. The Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederixen previously supported the idea of banning social networks for children under 15 years.
The idea arose against the backdrop of concern about excessive use of social networks by children and the negative impact of online content. French President Emmanuel Macron has been taking this initiative for several months, believing that children under the age of 15 should be protected from certain forms of online behavior. Last year, France adopted a law that limits access to social networks to children under 15, but has not yet been fully implemented.
The initiative proposes mandatory age -level checks, as well as new European standards that will limit the use of delaying features in applications – video clip, content personalization and popup. This can be a resistance from companies like Apple and Google, which do not want control to be carried out at the device level. Meta, on the contrary, is in favor of checking the age at the level of applications or stores.
The initiators emphasize that the protection of children from digital risks requires joint action throughout the EU. The Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Strotakis stressed that the full ban is ineffective, but instead should focus on age -old check and adaptation of services to the needs of children. France, Spain and Greece will also test a special age -examination application developed by the European Commission.
By the way, the issue of restricting children’s access to social networks is gaining more and more resonance in the world – especially after Australia has announced its intention to introduce a minimum age of 16 years since the end of 2024 to create accounts in a number of social networks.