Newest example is Greece with a proposed ban of "social media" for kids, see Guardian today https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/french-headquarters-elon-musk-x-raided-paris-cybercrime-unit
I will fully support such a ban for Switzerland, does anyone know if something is in the works?
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piika12
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I think we should go further and also ban books
tbh I would support it, social media is the scourge of our time and protecting our youngest from it is not a bad thing
Anyone who fully supports this ban is not thinking it through, it could work but with major changes; Social media is THE main way express yourself freely and while I agree 9y/olds shouldn’t be doomscrolling TikTok and YT shorts and IPad kids are a whole other problem. It’s the parent’s responsibility not the government’s to mediate. I think minors are already significantly fucked over by and this would only add to that.
Then how would you ban socialmedia for teens without having ID control, meaning a total control on identity online?
EU is also going full control
My concern is that this will go along with mandatory ID for adults as well. I’m really not into social media but I’d really like to keep watching cute cat videos on Youtube without mandatory ID.