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Social media ban for under-16s: What experts and teenagers think | Euronews Tech Talks

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Experts and teenagers are divided on the necessity to ban or not social media for users under 16. Euronews Tech Talks investigates.

Story Timeline

Mon 06:40 - HLN (BE)

VACANCY. Will you become a social media journalist for HLN, HLN SPORT and VTM NIEUWS?

Tue 09:15 - Euronews

Von der Leyen opens door to EU-wide social media ban for children

Tue 09:44 - Al Jazeera English

Social media becomes a ‘goldmine’ for fraudsters in Jordan

Tue 11:00 - BBC Europe

EU needs to delay social media access for children - von der Leyen

Tue 12:00 - Euronews

Is social media addictive by design and can you beat the algorithm?

Wed 05:00 - Financial Times

Rich northern states demand strict rule-of-law conditions for next EU budget

Wed 08:00 - Euronews

Social media ban for under-16s: What experts and teenagers think | Euronews Tech Talks

Different Perspectives

Al Jazeera English

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09:44

Social media becomes a ‘goldmine’ for fraudsters in Jordan

Jordanians looking for a bargain are being scammed with false promises of cheap gold in a growing trend of online fraud.

BBC Europe

1 article

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11:00

EU needs to delay social media access for children - von der Leyen

She told an EU summit that an expert panel was due to come up with steps on how to protect minors online by July.

Euronews

2 articles

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12:00

Is social media addictive by design and can you beat the algorithm?

Social media features such as infinite scroll and personalised feeds can drive compulsive use. Experts argue that Big Tech should change its business models for meaningful change.

09:15

Von der Leyen opens door to EU-wide social media ban for children

European Commission will present plans for an EU-wide social media ban for minors as early as this summer amid growing pressure from several member states to strengthen protections for children.

Financial Times

1 article

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05:00

Rich northern states demand strict rule-of-law conditions for next EU budget

Also in this newsletter: EU edges closer to a social media ban for children

HLN (BE)

1 article

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06:40

VACANCY. Will you become a social media journalist for HLN, HLN SPORT and VTM NIEUWS?

HLN, HLN SPORT en VTM NIEUWS zijn op zoek naar een social media journalist die verhalen kan vertalen naar social mediaplatformen. Lijkt deze vacature op jouw lijf geschreven? Solliciteer dan …