Hacker News with Generative AI: Children's Safety

UK open to social media ban for kids as gov't kicks off feasibility study (techcrunch.com)
The U.K. government is not ruling out further beefing up existing online safety rules by adding an Australian-style ban on social media for under 16s technology secretary, Peter Kyle, has said.
Social Media, Government Regulation, Children's Safety, Australia
3 points by pseudolus 23 hours ago | 0 comments
Australia to Impose National Age Limits on Social Media Websites (bloomberg.com)
Australia’s government will work with states and territories to legislate new age limits for social media websites, as part of a push to protect children’s mental health and shield them from inappropriate content online.
Social Media, Government Regulations, Children's Safety, Australia
11 points by frays 72 days ago | 23 comments
Censoring the Internet Won't Protect Kids (reason.com)
Internet Censorship, Children's Safety
21 points by hn_acker 85 days ago | 4 comments
KOSA, the controversial 'child safety' bill that could change online speech (theverge.com)
Online Speech, Legislation, Technology, Politics, Children's Safety
4 points by DocFeind 93 days ago | 0 comments
EU opens child safety probes of Facebook and Instagram, citing addictive design (techcrunch.com)
EU, Social Media, Children's Safety, Addiction, Regulation
145 points by amalinovic 189 days ago | 95 comments