The Netherlands, Spain push for EU-wide minimum age on social media

nephihaha

The same as Australia, the UK, parts of North America etc. I wonder where this was really first aired?

impossiblefork

I really can't comprehend wanting to enforce this kind of thing at the EU level. It's not like they can't pass this locally if they want it, and leave it to others to have other rules. I think it's much more interesting to deal with the algorithms, etc. I agree with that bit about not leaning on parental consent though.

hactually

From a lens of control/social cohesion it makes sense tbf. The time kids are most malleable, you want to ensure they're thinking the "correct" way and only consume content from approved sources. I don't envy the kids of today and how much they can't do compared to my generation