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EU experts begin crafting a ban on children’s use of social media

BRUSSELS — An EU expert group will begin work this week on whether to restrict or ban social media access for children, aiming to deliver recommendations by summer, the European Commission said. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend the panel’s inaugural meeting on Thursday, underscoring the political weight behind the effort she launched in September. Brussels is weighing a minimum age to use social media across the 27-nation bloc, taking cues from Australia, which in December ordered TikTok, YouTube,…

Ireland weighs a ban on children’s social media use, department says

Ireland is weighing whether to bar children and young people from social media — a so-called "digital age of majority" — as governments worldwide watch Australia’s landmark under-16 ban for lessons on enforcement, rights and technical feasibility. Officials in Dublin told reporters the country prefers a coordinated European Union approach, noting the issue should be considered “by the EU and EU member states together” and that any move must respect the rights of children and young people. The European Commission has…

Africa’s Aspirations: Voices of Hope and Worry on World Children’s Day

The landscape of childhood is undergoing profound transformations, with UNICEF's latest flagship report, ‘The State of the World’s Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing World,’ shedding light on these crucial shifts just in time for World Children’s Day. This insightful report delves into the repercussions of three impending global trends that are redefining the lives of young people worldwide. It highlights alarming statistics, revealing that children now face a staggering eightfold increase in exposure to…

Central African Republic: cell hearings to revive kids’s id

Within the Central African Republic, many kids don't have a beginning certificates (as a result of they haven't been registered by their dad and mom, as a result of the battle has displaced many Central Africans, as a result of the paperwork have been destroyed ...) kids thus reside with out authorized existence. And with a view to get hold of the beginning certificates afterwards, a supplementary…