Governments are moving to block children under 16 from social media in the name of safety. But once these measures move from policy to practice, they raise a harder question: what happens when protecting kids requires collecting more data than ever before and may put them at greater risk? Age checks spark debate over privacy and safety Last year, Australia became the first country to introduce a ban for those under 16. Following its example, … More → The post Social media bans might steer kids into riskier corners of the internet appeared first on Help Net Security.

  • greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo
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    5 days ago

    It’ll lead to gateway drugs like IRC and learning to type proficiently enough for the adults not to notice.