Australia's social media ban for children faces enforcement challenges and privacy concerns, raising questions for UK policy
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Chiara Castro
Summary
The article argues that Australia's blanket ban on social media for children is a flawed approach that is difficult to enforce technically, threatens digital privacy, and could even lead to VPNs being taken down. It suggests that the UK's child safety measures are similarly bound to fail, not just because of enforcement challenges but because banning teens from social media is seen by child safety groups as a step backward rather than progress toward genuine online safety.
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Not only is a blanket social media ban incredibly difficult to enforce from a technical standpoint, in fact, but the fallout will hit everyone where it hurts the most: our digital privacy, ultimately perhaps even taking down VPNs in the process.
Child safety groups say that banning UK teens is a step back rather than a move closer to victory
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