Europe's False Choice on Child Safety: Surveillance or Bans — A Third Path Exists

Summary

Europe has been debating two flawed approaches to child online safety: mass surveillance of private messages ("Chat Control") or age-based platform bans. The article argues for a third path — defining what a genuinely safe platform for children looks like in testable, enforceable terms, rather than resorting to surveillance or exclusion. It critiques the lack of clear safety standards and calls for a rights-respecting framework that protects children without compromising privacy or access.

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