Deutschland erwägt Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-social-media-ban-children/
Deutschland erwägt Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-social-media-ban-children/
26 Kommentare
The australian ban started a chain reaction
This should have happened 10 years ago. Worldwide.
Jesus, what kind of parenting is that?! A kid’s place is on the playground with other kids, not on a phone.
If there were a playground for adults, that’s were I’d be…
It is not about the kids..
How about for everyone over 65 as well? Then we’d really be getting somewhere.
Our german speaking school organised a social media day. For kids, 10 to 12. They had kids listening to an influencer, a young blonde girl that told him how to monetise posts and then they used a social media simulation app. For kids of parents that were fuming about it, they school kindly provided an alternative where kids could DRAW a post and imagine shares and likes.
Funny enough, most kids hated the experience.
I’d love to report the school about advertising products that even by existing standards aren’t age appropriate, but nobody cares, nobody knows. The ones that do and see are ignored. Lots of parents give kids free reign anyhow. Most progressive politicians are all about tech and nothing about the use, security, data and surely not about protecting kids from the slop and online abuse.
This shouldn’t be about bans, surveillance, freedom or anything like it! This is a public health issue!
very curious how every government is suddenly so worried about protecting the poor poor children in a way that conveniently ensures surveillance
This is aimed at minorities, LGBTQ and political opponents. Has nothing to do with protecting kids.
A good move from Germany.
Can they just do it, and stop “eyeing” it. Punish social media corporations (financially) for not banning child accounts. Educate parents on how to deal with their child’s addiction and withdrawal symptoms.
I know this is hard to implement, I know. But, really, do most people even need an account? Normalize being banned and living in the real world, not a pretend one with your real name attached to it.
Bottom line from Australias ban:
– Since December 2025, tech giants have deactivated nearly 5 million Australian accounts to avoid massive fines (up to $49.5 million AUD). This has fundamentally altered the digital landscape for teens, shifting „socializing“ away from mainstream apps like TikTok and Instagram toward exempted tools like WhatsApp and YouTube Kids.
– The ban is being heavily bypassed. Tech-savvy teens are using VPNs and age-estimation workarounds to stay online, while others are migrating to smaller, less-regulated „niche“ apps. Critics argue this „off-shoring“ of activity makes children harder to protect than they were on moderated platforms.
– Australia is now the global test case. The UK, France, and parts of Asia are already using Australia’s rollout as a primary model for their own upcoming age-restriction laws.
Why is the solution ban it for kids, instead of make social media platforms safe for kids?
Has nothing to do with kids. They want to get rid of the anonymous Internet.
It’s never about the kids or what they say. Same with taxes. It’s only the wealthy, then it’s only people making this amount and it goes lower and lower. It’s not about kids it’s about how far can governments get away before the only people allowed to speak are the government and their approved sources who are also on the payroll. It’s so phoney.
One of the few restrictions I can get behind. It at least forces these platforms to put some barebones effort into it. I’m not calling kids/teens stupid, but if you put up even the weakest of barriers most kids will stay away from stuff like that, and it helps less knowledgeable, but well meaning, parents to maybe say „oh you aren’t old enough for this. When you’re older we can try it.“. It’s silly that this much effort is needed to reach this state but social media companies, and the influencers on them, are clearly predatory and need some kind of regulation.
If this was about kids then Xbox wouldn’t be requiring me to upload an ID when my account is two decades old already.
That’s good, social media can be too toxic and ruin the innocence of childhood. X and Grok primarily come to mind as a hive of toxicity.
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Frage mich ob ich mal ne Werbekampagne starten könnte mit Postern für VPNs, Tor und sowas – in der Nähe von Schulen. xD hehe…
It seems like it’s ok to make racist, homophobic and other comments on social media that if you said to someone face to face you would be arrested.
”Protecting kids“ by further isolating kids living in abusive households?
Unless, of course, if the real aim of this is to „protect“ kids from pro-Palestine content. Then it’d make sense.
Honestly we should ban it for over-16s as well.
People should not be duped by any of this bullshit. It’s nothing to do with „protecting the kids“.
good and long overdue
Please, we all know what those shitty platform done to our kids and if you wait for US to do anything, nothing will happen but you can still try and save your children sanity.
Its not about the kids but yeah
I think we can stop pretending its anything to do with kids now. We are all aware its all about control.