Young Europeans spend an average of 4.5 hours online on school days and 6.1 hours on weekends.
Social media offers many opportunities to learn, connect, participate, and create. Yet, it also presents risks. Nearly 60% of young people have experienced emotional or psychosocial harm online.
Yesterday, we received the recommendations from our expert panel on how to better protect and empower young people online.
Hi @gunstick! A start date for the age children can join social media is needed. At the same time, we have the Digital Services Act so that providers remove harmful features such as addictive algorithms, dark patterns, harmful content, or unwanted contacts. This means that the platforms have a duty of care to their users, especially to their most vulnerable users. We will continue to enforce our rules and change the system where it fails our children. Read more here: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/list-designated-vlops-and-vloses
