An Under-16s Social Media Ban Would not be Proportionate or Effective.

A social media ban for under-16s would not be a proportionate, effective, or enforceable way to currently protect children’s rights, according to the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland. Commissioner Nicola Killean argues that the available evidence does not show a blanket ban would make children safer online, and may inadvertently push children to less regulated or riskier parts of the internet. She wants existing safeguards to be strengthened, […]