Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve.

October 16, 2026 · 7:56 am 1 sources

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• Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve.
  MIT Technology Review · October 16, 2026 07:56
  Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined Australia in restricting minors from accessing social media—barring children under 15 from major platforms, before the ban was blocked by the country’s top court on human rights grounds. The UK aims to forbid kids under 16 from accessing…