Paris plans social media ban for children, age controls on Bluesky & Co.
After a transnational call for a social media ban for children in the EU met with a muted response, Paris has announced its own steps.

Paris plans social media ban for children, age controls on Bluesky & Co.
After a transnational call for a social media ban for children in the EU met with a muted response, Paris has announced its own steps.
"French Digital Minister Clara #Chappaz’s office told POLITICO it is considering designating websites such as @bsky.app @Mastodon and #Reddit as #porn platforms, obliging them to implement stringent #ageverification requirements under new French rules that came into effect Saturday."
Question is: who is running this platform called #Mastodon ???
Macron says he’ll ban social media for under-15s in France – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/1094173/ #ConsumerPolicy #ContentModeration #cybersecurity #DigitalServicesAct #France #Platforms #SocialMedia
Paris plant Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder, Alterskontrollen auf Bluesky & Co.
Nachdem ein länderübergreifender Ruf nach einem Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder in der EU auf verhaltene Resonanz gestoßen ist, kündigt Paris eigene Schritte an.
https://www.europesays.com/uk/174203/ Macron says he’ll ban social media for under-15s in France – POLITICO #ConsumerPolicy #ContentModeration #Cybersecurity #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Europe #France #Platforms #SocialMedia
A very thoughtful analysis about protecting #minors online written by @eff's @sveawindwehr :
https://www.europesays.com/uk/165825/ Elon Musk’s X Faces EU Scrutiny Over Blue Checkmark Misuse, ET BrandEquity #BlueCheckmarkControversy #ContentModerationFines #DigitalServicesAct #ElonMusk #ElonMuskX #EU #EUAntitrustRegulators #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #SocialMediaCompanyX #VerifiedStatus #X #XBlueCheckmarkDisclaimer
https://www.europesays.com/de/163527/ Bonn | Hass, Hetze und andere Gefahren im Netz: So melden Sie`s #"Bonn" #Computer #DE #Deutschland #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Germany #Hass #Hateaid #Hetze #Internet #Kriminalität #NordrheinWestfalen #Ratgeber #Recht #Respect #Technik #tmn1130 #TPDS #TrustedFlagger #Verbraucherschutz #Vzbv
https://www.europesays.com/de/162947/ Bonn | Hass, Hetze und andere Gefahren im Netz: So melden Sie`s #"Bonn" #Computer #DE #Deutschland #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Germany #Hass #Hateaid #Hetze #Internet #Kriminalität #NordrheinWestfalen #Ratgeber #Recht #Respect #Technik #tmn1130 #TPDS #TrustedFlagger #Verbraucherschutz #Vzbv
https://www.europesays.com/de/?p=162945 Bonn | Hass, Hetze und andere Gefahren im Netz: So melden Sie`s #"Bonn" #Computer #DE #Deutschland #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Germany #Hass #Hateaid #Hetze #Internet #Kriminalität #NordrheinWestfalen #Ratgeber #Recht #Respect #Technik #tmn1130 #TPDS #TrustedFlagger #Verbraucherschutz #Vzbv
https://www.europesays.com/de/162501/ Bonn | Hass, Hetze und andere Gefahren im Netz: So melden Sie`s #"Bonn" #Computer #DE #Deutschland #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Germany #Hass #Hateaid #Hetze #Internet #Kriminalität #NordrheinWestfalen #Ratgeber #Recht #Respect #Technik #tmn1130 #TPDS #TrustedFlagger #Verbraucherschutz #Vzbv
"They can simply yell “tyranny,” even as the bureaucrats and #politicians responsible for the #policy rarely spend time clearly articulating its purpose. As a result, the #publicconversation is dominated by those most invested in misrepresenting it."
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/regulation-or-repression--how-the-right-hijacked-the-dsa-debate
#DigitalServicesAct
#EUregulation
#Disinformation
#RageBait
#protectingdemocracy
#socialmedia
#badActors
#DSA: Drei weitere Trusted Flagger benannt | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Digital-Services-Act-Drei-weitere-Trusted-Flagger-benannt-10422652.html #DigitalServicesAct #HateSpeech #Hassrede #SocialMedia
@Paulatics @EUCommission @cbcnews Would you please tag those Senators here, so I and other #cdnpoli types can follow them too?
Have you tried framing self-hosting Canada’s public social media as a sovereignty and national security move? It would be a Canadian replacement for Twitter, where no one can impersonate (or shadow-mute) any Canadian principal.
The Liberals would likely favour having a way off Elon’s Donald-aligned platform. The NDP would likely support moving the work from Elon’s “hardcore” exploitation mill to our Government Services Union. Meanwhile, the Sam Cooper reading/listening subset of the Conservatives would favour a means to reduce foreign influence, by having a network where foreign principals cannot post. And the BQ would probably want a Quebec instance, setting the stage for other provinces to follow.
Or, especially for those aligned with the PMO, how about framing it as a geopolitical economic alignment move? The EU is making the same move. (Self-hosting could be part of a broader package of US→EU realignment, alongside bringing home the best parts of their GDPR, #DigitalMarketsAct, #DigitalServicesAct, Digital Fairness Act, and nascent #RightToRepair and Tax Justice policy and proposals. A nerd can dream.)
TikTok bans the ‘unhealthy’ SkinnyTok hashtag after pressure from regulators.
Efforts to protect kids online are gaining traction in Europe.
Social media platform TikTok has banned worldwide the popular SkinnyTok hashtag linked to weight-loss videos following scrutiny from policymakers in Brussels and Paris.
Digital Services Act: Three more Trusted Flaggers named
The German Digital Services Coordinator at the Federal Network Agency today awarded three more organizations the status of Trusted Flagger.