Action needed on social media

Jacqueline Galant, Media Officer at the Wallonia Federation Brussels, said she wished to ban social networks for minors under the age of 15, in order to protect them from cyber-harassment and online misinformation. She announced this in an interview given to Sudinfo on Wednesday. ...

Jacqueline Galant, Media Officer at the Wallonia Federation Brussels, said she wanted to ban social networks for minors under 15 years of age, to protect them from cyber-harassment and online misinformation. She said that in an interview given to Sudinfo on Wednesday. There are a lot of abuses in the use of social networks. I am not here to punish, I do not want to ban to ban. This measure is simply to protect young people. The risk they are run…

According to a report by France Stratégie, the 11-17 year olds are increasingly incorporating gender norms, widely conveyed by social networks. A worrying trend that calls for a strong political response and concrete actions in the digital space. The article Stereotypes of gender: an alarming resurgence among adolescents, according to France Stratégie appeared first on Association STOP Homophobia.

Action needed on social media

It is time for action to counter the impact of social media on young people, former President of Ireland Mary McAleese said, on her visit to Carron last week. Asked about the impact of social media abuse on politics and voters, she said that she is most concerned about the content that children are being exposed to. “We’re going to have to deal with that, because not only is it polluting people’s thinking, but it wants our children’s minds, it r…

Social media are no longer an innocent pastime for young people, Belgian experts state in an open letter. Flemish Minister for Welfare Caroline Gennez is on their side.