Great breakdown on why arguments for bans don’t hold up.
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A blanket ban is not the way to go. Instead, we need regulations for these companies that create better, safe experiences for users.
Regulate tech, not kids.
For those in Canada, check out @smgrimes.bsky.social great work on this. Links below.
Does Canada’s Safe Social Media Act go far enough? Expert in children’s digital media culture and children’s rights in the digital environment, @smgrimes.bsky.social joins Sue Smith:
@childrenandscreens.bsky.social
@davidwcochrane.bsky.social The Safe Social Media act does not seem to regulate the design features people worry about (infinite scroll, algorithmic feeds) unless they promote the 7 types of harmful content.
Canada will regulate AI chatbots for kids.
Our G7 report provides guidelines on how this should work.
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