YouTube Issues Statement About UK's Social Media Ban, Claiming It Will Lead to "Less Safe Services"
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Bigstock Roblox's director of security responded to the UK government's proposal to include the platform within the restrictions on access to social media for children under 16 years of age. In his statement, he defended the role that this type of digital environment plays in the lives of children and adolescents, while stressing the company's willingness to collaborate with authorities. “We believe that platforms like ours play an incredibly im…
YouTube issues statement about UK's social media ban, claiming it will lead to "less safe services"
Only a few days ago, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to introduce a 'blanket ban' of social media platforms, making a large proportion of platforms simply unavailable to youngsters under the age of 16. The premise was to protect children and to give them back their childhoods, but the rather extreme circumstances that simply blocking access with limited alternatives has led to plenty of discourse. Since that news, information has…
Just a few days ago, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to introduce a “widespread ban” on social media, which will make a large part of them simply unavailable to children under the age of 16. The idea was to protect children and give them back their childhood, but the rather extreme circumstances — blocking access without offering alternatives — have sparked a wide debate. Since the news broke out, information has been shared about…
The UK’s U16 social media band is set to shake up beauty marketing as we know it
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How tech companies reacted to UK social media ban
On June 15, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the UK government would ban under-16s from accessing social media and enforce stricter age-gating mechanisms to protect children from the harms and risks of social media and the internet. You can read MediaNama’s reporting here: [ Press conference | Public consultation ] Here is how social media platforms, experts and civil society groups have reacted to the UK’s proposal of banning socia…
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