Social media ban unenforceable, online safety charity warns
An online safety charity warns that a blanket social media ban for children under 16 is unenforceable and ineffective. Instead, the organization advocates for stricter regulations on addictive platform features like infinite scroll and algorithmic content delivery.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing global debate regarding the balance between digital safety for minors and the feasibility of government-imposed internet restrictions.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ella Kipling Getty Images The government opened a consultation on children s social media use in January A social media ban for under-16s would not be enforceable and the government should instead focus on restricting the features that make it addictive, the chief executive of an online safety charity has said.
The article presents the charity's expert opinion while acknowledging the government's ongoing consultation process.
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