Should kids be banned from social media? The world is deciding

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing debate about banning children from social media, highlighting recent government actions in Europe and Australia.

From the announcement of a new EU age-verification app to a video summit of European leaders and legal threats in Australia, governments moved quickly this week on a debate years in the making. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Lam has more in Tech 24.

People in this episode

Host: Charlotte Lam

Topics covered

• social media
• children
• age verification
• government policy
• EU regulations
• legal threats

Keywords

• social media
• children
• EU
• age verification
• government policy
• Australia
• legal threats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EU, Australia

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