Eurochild’s 2025 position paper argues against blanket social media bans for children, warning that they can restrict children’s rights to information, expression, education and participation without necessarily making them safer. Instead, it calls for a child-rights-based approach combining safety-by-design, stronger platform accountability, digital literacy, and meaningful child participation in digital policy and service design. The paper also stresses that protection, participation and empowerment should be pursued together rather than treating online safety mainly as a question of restricting access.
Eurochild’s 2025 position paper argues against blanket social media bans for children, warning that they can restrict children’s rights to information, expression, education and participation without necessarily making them safer. Instead, it calls for a child-rights-based approach combining safety-by-design, stronger platform accountability, digital literacy, and meaningful child participation in digital policy and service design. The paper also stresses that protection, participation and empowerment should be pursued together rather than treating online safety mainly as a question of restricting access.
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