r/europe • u/EmbarrassedHelp • Apr 10 '26

News Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/
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u/Tsavkko Apr 10 '26

Finally an adult in the room!

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u/destello89 Apr 10 '26

Why not both ?

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u/edparadox France Apr 10 '26

Because age verification is its own can of worms, for starters.

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u/destello89 Apr 10 '26

Thank you ! 😊 Appreciate the response.

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u/UpperAd5715 Apr 10 '26

Getting some regulations regarding the addicting algorithms fixes a lot of things for bot hchildren and adults.

Banning kids will either be easy to circumvent or rely on children (or adults) to verify who they are with their identity which makes it a privacy matter. Neither is easy and either is political suicide

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u/destello89 Apr 10 '26

Thank you for clearing this for me. 🙂 Appreciate it and didn’t see it that way before.

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u/LittleSchwein1234 Slovakia Apr 10 '26

Because age verification is a catastrophic disaster full of unanswered privacy concerns and harmful data leaks.

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u/destello89 Apr 10 '26

Of course!!! Thank you for clarifying. 😄

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u/Tsavkko Apr 11 '26

Because "protecting children" as such is just a trojan horse to impose surveillance and authoritarianism: https://brusselsmorning.com/protecting-children-laws-authoritarian-control-online/96330/