Denmark's government has announced a plan to ban social media access for anyone under 15. The Ministry of Digitalization has led the move, allowing some parents to consent for children as young as 13 after assessment.

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Denmark’s government has announced a plan to ban social media access for anyone under 15. The Ministry of Digitalization has led the move, allowing some parents to consent for children as young as 13 after assessment.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251107204816/https://apnews.com/article/denmark-social-media-ban-children-7862d2a8cc590b4969c8931a01adc7f4

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  • kbal@fedia.io
    4·
    15 hours ago

    There is no way to tell how old people are across the Internet. There are, on the other hand, lots of unworkable, unacceptable, anti-democratic totalitarian horror stories about how they want to change that. So long as any semblance of democracy remains it will not work in the long run.

    • anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4·
      14 hours ago

      I might be a pessimist but it honestly feels like the question isn’t if we’re gonna end up in that totalitarian horror story but rather how quickly it will come to pass.