(IEEE Spectrum) – Online child safety deserves more nuanced policy

Within weeks of Australia’s similar ban, the country’s eSafety Commissioner reported that platforms had restricted access to 4.7 million under-16 accounts. Two months later, though, one in five Australian teenagers under 16 was still using TikTok and Snapchat, according to a parental-control data company. But even if all children’s social media accounts were to disappear, do such bans actually make children safer online?

Governments are moving ahead without answering that question as they follow Australia’s lead. (Read More)