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Mexico: Sheinbaum Launches Debate on Regulation of Social Networks for Minors · Global Voices

The government of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is preparing a bill to regulate the use of social networks by children and adolescents and is considering a restriction on the use of mobile phones in schools. While the left-wing executive invokes the protection of minors from the risks of addiction, the opposition denounces a new form of censorship.

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Portugal wants to restrict the access of minors to social networks. PSD proposal has been approved in Parliament and has gone down to the competent committee. Measures may come into force next year. Ivone Patron, psychologist and researcher of ISPA, says that external regulation may not be enough.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum put on the table an indispensable discussion: regulating the use of cell phones and social networks in children and adolescents, understanding it as a matter of public health and integral development, not as an arbitrary measure or a total prohibition. She recognizes that technology is a useful tool for communicating, learning and accessing knowledge, but alerts to the risks of algorithms designed to generate compulsi…

Mexico does not want to be left behind in the discussion about the control of social networks among children and adolescents . That is why the national government already discusses how to implement a regulation of these platforms and their design to attract the attention of users. Faced with this, the voice of the specialists warns that the prohibition is not the answer.

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, pointed out that it is indispensable to continue the discussion on the regulation of digital platforms and social networks - whose proposal will be presented in the next school year - with the objective that children and adolescents know how their excessive use impacts on their learning and behavior. “It is indispensable that [...] The post Continues discussion on regulation of digital platforms …

In the morning conference, teachers shared their experience on the impact of excessive use of digital platforms on learning

Mexico City.- President Claudia Sheinbaum said that young people use artificial intelligence as a psychologist and consult her about what to do when they feel depressed. This Monday, at the morning conference, she also warned that social networks and digital platforms affect the learning and coexistence of children and adolescents, while forcing teachers to face increasingly fragmented attention in the classrooms. “I was very shocked by a survey…

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