Banning social media for teens only puts them in greater danger, says Telegram CEO
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This week, the United Kingdom (UK) announced that children and teenagers under the age of 16 will be banned from using all major social media apps. The decision is expected to come into effect next year. Virginija Stukaitė, founder and head of the Lithuanian ethno-culture and drama school "Bitė" in the UK, doubts whether the ban will solve the problem. According to her, more attention should be paid to the education of children and parents.
Banning social media for teens only puts them in greater danger, says Telegram CEO
Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, has warned that banning social media for teenagers doesn’t protect them but exposes them to greater danger. Durov was responding to the United Kingdom government’s new law restricting teenagers under 16 years from accessing social media apps. Writing on his X page, the Telegram CEO argued that prohibition wouldn’t shield adolescents but would drive them toward encrypted tunnels and unregulated online spaces …
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