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Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2024
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1 - Those age restrictions work about as well as a gate with no fence
2 - Teaching kids about the dangers of social media and introducing them properly, rather than expecting them to simply abstain because the law says so (a historically very effective technique /s), would be a whole lot more productive.