 Ministers in Sweden's government are considering imposing age limits on social media platforms if tech companies find themselves unable to prevent gangs from recruiting young people online to carry out murders and bombings in the Nordics. A wave of gang crime has led to Sweden recording the most deadly shootings per capita in Europe, a reverse from two decades ago when it had among the lowest.

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Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people


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Swedish police say gangs have begun using social media platforms as "digital marketplaces" to openly recruit anonymous teenagers.

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Sweden eyes social media age limits to protect youth from getting recruited by gangs

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STOCKHOLM - Ministers in Sweden's government are considering imposing age limits on social media platforms if tech companies find themselves unable to prevent gangs from recruiting young people online to carry out murders and bombings in the Nordics.

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Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people

Because of increasing child crime, Sweden is now considering an age restriction for social media based on the Australian model. This was intended to prevent gangs from hiring children and young people for murders or bomb attacks, said Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer after a meeting with his Scandinavian colleagues. According to the Swedish police, gangs have been increasingly using Instagram, TikTok & Co. to recruit teenagers for attacks in …

Wegen der zunehmenden Kinder-Kriminalität erwägt Schweden jetzt eine Altersbeschränkung für soziale Medien nach australischem Vorbild. Damit solle verhindert werden, dass Banden für Morde oder Bombenanschläge Kinder und Jugendliche anheuerten, sagte Justizminister Gunnar Strömmer nach einem Treffen mit seinen skandinavischen Kollegen. Laut Angaben der schwedischen Polizei nutzen Gangs seit einigen Jahren Instagram, TikTok & Co. verstärkt dazu, u…

Schweden erwägt Altersgrenze für TikTok und Co.

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Sweden is considering age limits for TikTok and Co.

Technology companies are failing to prevent the online recruitment of young people by criminal gangs to commit murder and bombings.

Companiile de tehnologie nu reușesc să prevină recrutarea tinerilor online de către bandele criminale pentru comiterea de crime și atentate.

Țara care ia în considerarea impunerea unei limite de vârstă pe rețelele sociale, pentru a împiedica bandele criminale să recruteze tineri

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Country considering age limit on social media to stop criminal gangs recruiting young people

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ministers in Sweden's government are considering imposing age limits on social media platforms if tech companies find themselves unable to prevent gangs from

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After Australia approves the ban on access to social networks by children under 16, Sweden may follow suit, albeit for different reasons. Recently, the ban on social networks...

Depois de a Austrália aprovar a proibição do acesso às redes sociais por menores de 16 anos, a Suécia poderá seguir o exemplo, ainda que por motivos diferentes. Recentemente, a proibição das redes sociais...

Depois da Austrália, Suécia planeia proibir o acesso dos adolescentes às redes sociais

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After Australia, Sweden plans to ban adolescent access to social networks

Sweden is considering an age restriction for social media. The reason for this is an increase in child crime.

Schweden erwägt eine Altersbeschränkung für Social Media. Grund dafür ist eine Zunahme der Kinder-Kriminalität.

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Murdering children: Sweden considers ban on social media

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) –     Ministers in Sweden’s government are considering imposing age limits on social media platforms if tech companies find themselves unable to prevent gangs from recruiting young people online to carry out murders and bombings in the Nordics. A wave of gang crime has led to Sweden recording the most deadly shootings per capita in Europe, a reverse from two decades ago when it had among the lowest. Over the…

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