This vision document is an initiative of Mediawijs in collaboration with many partners. It addresses the growing concerns regarding youth social media use, particularly debates surrounding strict age bans (e.g., prohibiting access under 16). The paper argues that blanket bans are ineffective, hard to enforce, and undermine young people's rights to digital participation and education. Instead, Mediawijs advocates for a nuanced approach centred on media literacy guidance for parents, educators, and youth workers. It calls for stricter platform regulation - including removing addictive designs (""dark patterns""), enforcing age-appropriate content algorithms, ensuring data transparency, and establishing co-regulation - to hold social media platforms accountable while supporting children's safe and positive digital engagement. (Source: Report)
This vision document is an initiative of Mediawijs in collaboration with many partners. It addresses the growing concerns regarding youth social media use, particularly debates surrounding strict age bans (e.g., prohibiting access under 16). The paper argues that blanket bans are ineffective, hard to enforce, and undermine young people's rights to digital participation and education. Instead, Mediawijs advocates for a nuanced approach centred on media literacy guidance for parents, educators, and youth workers. It calls for stricter platform regulation - including removing addictive designs (""dark patterns""), enforcing age-appropriate content algorithms, ensuring data transparency, and establishing co-regulation - to hold social media platforms accountable while supporting children's safe and positive digital engagement. (Source: Report)
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