Macron and Tedros Call for Precautionary Digital Regulations to Protect Children's Health
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Emmanuel Macron, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Summary
Emmanuel Macron and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus argue that digital environments — from social media and online gaming to generative AI — are powerful determinants of children's health and development. They call for a balanced precautionary approach that includes age restrictions, robust safety-by-design features, and regulatory frameworks to protect young people from being treated as experimental subjects or commodities. The piece emphasizes that childhood is being reprogrammed by digital technologies and urges governments and tech companies to shape digital environments that prioritize children's healthy development over commercial interests.
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Twitter / XMacron and Tedros Call for Precautionary Digital Regulations to Protect Children's Healthproject-syndicate.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledAround the world, childhood is being reprogrammed by digital technologies that shape how young people learn, play, and connect.
Children and young people are not experimental subjects, a captive market, or a commodity, which is why we must shape digital environments that protect and support their healthy development.
Digital environments are powerful determinants of people's health.
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