French President Emmanuel Macron has backed a ban on smartphones for children under 11 and social media for those under 15. This move is part of a broader effort to address the mental health crisis among youth, often referred to as the 'New Great Depression.' The initiative aims to protect children from online harms, including exposure to inappropriate content, predators, and harmful algorithms. The ban has garnered support from various advocacy groups and politicians who argue it is a necessary step to safeguard children's well-being. UsForThem has been advocating for a ban on smartphones since December 2022. In the UK, bereaved parents are demanding similar actions, urging social media companies to reduce harms or face bans. Parliamentarians have also called for stricter enforcement of terms and conditions that prohibit under-13s from using social media. Despite these efforts, millions of children under 13 are still exposed to harmful content online. British politicians and Ofcom are being urged to take more decisive action.
Children under 11 will be BANNED from having smartphones and under-15s prevented from using social media under tough rules backed by Emmanuel Macron https://t.co/84rIRdkrQm https://t.co/cdrWPh4hY2
🔴 Millions of under 13s will be exposed to harmful online content despite crackdown, campaigners warn https://t.co/fRlftOISnD
Millions of children under 13 will be exposed to harmful content on social media despite a crackdown by the online watchdog leading peers and campaigners have warned. @michelledonelan https://t.co/ETV7NvxEA9 https://t.co/VrlCrcJfYI
Parliamentarians made it clear social media companies should enforce Ts&Cs banning under-13s. Filth, predators and algorithms that screw with your head. It's baffling and wrong that @Ofcom is giving them a pass. Peers' letter asking for a re-think.👇 https://t.co/5heqjCzwfZ https://t.co/voaXFOTfTl
Parliamentarians made it clear social media companies should enforce Ts&Cs banning under-13s. Filth, predators and algorithms that screw with your head. It's baffling and wrong that @Ofcom is giving them a pass. Peers letter asking for a re-think. https://t.co/5heqjCzwfZ https://t.co/LDj8X0hnit
#SocialMedia With the current @abcnews discussion today on increasing the age of access to social media from 13 to 16, there are quite a few issues that are being overlooked. Here’s my thread on the issue: 🧵 When they are age verifying kids who don’t have Govt ID means …/1
Parliamentarians made it clear that social media companies should enforce Ts&Cs banning under-13s. Filth, predators and algorithms that screw with your head. It's baffling and wrong that @Ofcom is giving them a pass. Peers letter asking for a re-think. https://t.co/5heqjCzwfZ https://t.co/lg1skdcYgW
Parliamentarians made it clear that social media companies should enforce Ts&Cs banning under-13s. Filth, predators and algorithms that screw with your head. It's baffling and wrong that @Ofcom is giving them a pass. My letter asking for a re-think. https://t.co/5heqjCzwfZ
Voters are distressed by the harms to children from online filth, predators and algorithms that screw with your head. Macron is playing it big in his election. 🇫🇷 British politicians should take note. 🇬🇧 Ofcom should step up. 📋 https://t.co/5heqjCzwfZ
Macron backs ban on smartphones for children under 11 https://t.co/SJZ0GJ7Snx
UsForThem has been advocating for a ban on smartphones from December 2022. At that point it was a totally novel idea, met in many quarters with scepticism and even derision. Although the age limit is too low, this is nonetheless a watershed moment. @safe_screens https://t.co/PblK9vskPZ
The West is waking up to the dire consequences of a phone-based childhood. Politicians are realising that taking action to protect children is popular. @EmmanuelMacron has backed a ban on use of smartphones before age 11 & social media before age 15. https://t.co/uecjrT7Oly
The un-Coddling of the French Mind - France considers smartphone bans on kids https://t.co/W4FuktYwgd
Ban social media giants in UK if they don't reduce harms, bereaved parents demand https://t.co/qtdqp9N6b8
PARENTS, TEACHERS, LAWMAKERS MUST UNITE TO UNTETHER KIDS FROM SMARTPHONES IN CLASSROOMS (The Daily Signal) In what has been coined the “New Great Depression,” the number of high schoolers who agree with the phrases “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life,” and “My life… https://t.co/jEMj1iZ5Ma