The specialist in neurodevelopmental issues argues the case for banning social media for under-16s: ‘Those who had a smartphone with free access to internet content before the age of 15 have worse mental health indicators’
I would start with banning kid influencers. No content with underage children on the platforms. You can still create account, view, comment, chat, whatever but to upload videos/photos you have to be an adult. Platforms would have to remove underage content same way they remove porn or violent content. The age would be determined by algorithms (it doesn’t matter how old you really are but what age do you look like). It wouldn’t solve all the issues but it would be a start.
I would start with banning kid influencers. No content with underage children on the platforms. You can still create account, view, comment, chat, whatever but to upload videos/photos you have to be an adult. Platforms would have to remove underage content same way they remove porn or violent content. The age would be determined by algorithms (it doesn’t matter how old you really are but what age do you look like). It wouldn’t solve all the issues but it would be a start.