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EU Pushes for Safer Social Media for Youth | Toronto News
EU lawmakers are launching a bold push to make social media safer for teens by forcing platforms to disable addictive features like endless scrolling and push notifications — essentially creating a “youth mode” by design. Backed by expert reports warning of hidden harms from opaque algorithms and content moderation, the proposal aims to shift responsibility to tech companies while also introducing a new influencer code of conduct and possibly banning unsupervised access for kids under 13. With a legal proposal expected after summer, this could reshape how social media is built — putting youth…
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