Spain will ban social media for under-16s, joining a growing European push to curb platforms’ influence on children. Pedro Sánchez warned that unregulated platforms expose minors to addiction, abuse, pornography and manipulation. New laws would impose criminal liability on executives failing to remove illegal or hateful content. Algorithmic amplification of illegal material would become a criminal offence under the proposals. Spain is coordinating with other European states to tighten cross-border enforcement of digital regulation.
JesterOfAllTrades on
I really don’t like these initiatives but I also really don’t like social media and I don’t really know what else can be done either. Maybe mandate some kind of requirements in the algorithm structure (bridging algorithms) or even the app structure (ie downplay or dismiss fyp type feeds); even that is quite paternalistic. I do believe something has to be done but I don’t like this.
Acacias2001 on
!ping IBERIA
DankBankman_420 on
Although the privacy concerns do worry me this just seems so necessary. I do think Jake auchinclose’s bill that he’s been showing off in podcasts in the US is probably a more workable solution
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Spain will ban social media for under-16s, joining a growing European push to curb platforms’ influence on children. Pedro Sánchez warned that unregulated platforms expose minors to addiction, abuse, pornography and manipulation. New laws would impose criminal liability on executives failing to remove illegal or hateful content. Algorithmic amplification of illegal material would become a criminal offence under the proposals. Spain is coordinating with other European states to tighten cross-border enforcement of digital regulation.
I really don’t like these initiatives but I also really don’t like social media and I don’t really know what else can be done either. Maybe mandate some kind of requirements in the algorithm structure (bridging algorithms) or even the app structure (ie downplay or dismiss fyp type feeds); even that is quite paternalistic. I do believe something has to be done but I don’t like this.
!ping IBERIA
Although the privacy concerns do worry me this just seems so necessary. I do think Jake auchinclose’s bill that he’s been showing off in podcasts in the US is probably a more workable solution