Social media, used by billions of people from seven to seventy, can be used for people to share moments from their lives. However, we can see that harmful content circulates on these platforms from time to time.
Some countries impose significant obligations on social media providers for this situation. But sometimes this may be insufficient. According to the latest developments, the United Kingdom will limit social media use for children.
Social media ban for children is on the agenda in the UK
The UK recently introduced the Online Safety Bill. This law obliges social media platform providers to remove harmful content. Companies that do not fulfill this obligation can be fined up to 10 percent of their income.
According to recent developments, the United Kingdom will not only use this law to protect children from harmful content. According to some sources, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is planning to impose a social media ban on those under the age of 16. This plan has been the subject of controversy in the United Kingdom.
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The government plans to investigate the potential risks of children’s social media use early next year, according to a key source. As a result of this research, it will be decided whether social media will be banned for people under the age of 16.
A government spokesperson stated in his statement that instead of imposing such a restriction, they are looking for ways to give responsibility to parents. So, according to this statement, imposing a ban is of secondary importance.
In fact, taking more precautions against children seeing harmful content while using social media has been discussed since 2017. Various foundations and associations play an important role in these discussions.
It sparked controversy on social media
In case of a social media ban for children, how to monitor whether the ban has been implemented has led to some discussions on social media. Many people think that such a ban cannot be implemented on a large scale and therefore different measures should be taken.
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