Four months after Australia’s landmark law that banned all minors under the age of 16 from creating or owning social media accounts, the California legislature is trying to follow suit.But free speech advocates worry that these laws will infringe on the First Amendment rights of many kids and even adults. However, Aaron Mackey, the free speech and transparency litigation director at the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation, says there is growing sentiment to regulate and protect children from the harms of social media. “Marketplace Tech” host Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Mackey about how we can still protect kids and consumers without restricting free speech.
Four months after Australia’s landmark law that banned all minors under the age of 16 from creating or owning social media accounts, the California legislature is trying to follow suit.
But free speech advocates worry that these laws will infringe on the First Amendment rights of many kids and even adults. However, Aaron Mackey, the free speech and transparency litigation director at the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation, says there is growing sentiment to regulate and protect children from the harms of social media.
“Marketplace Tech” host Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Mackey about how we can still protect kids and consumers without restricting free speech.
| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Эксперт Канавцев: Нужно учить подростков правильно выбирать контент | 0 | 9.58 | 22-07-2026 |
| 2 | Social-Media-Verbot - Das Ringen um die Altersgrenze | 0 | 5 | 25-06-2026 |
| 3 | Podcast Tonspur Wissen: Wäre ein Social-Media-Verbot sinnvoll? | 0 | 7 | 12-03-2026 |
| 4 | Episode 257: Lisa Given on What Canada Can Learn From Australia’s Youth Social Media Ban | 0 | 8.06 | 09-02-2026 |
| 5 | Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts | 0 | 5 | 29-06-2026 |
| 6 | How online age-gating laws went mainstream this year | 0 | 7 | 26-12-2025 |
| 7 | Social Media Ban for Under-16s – What you need to know | 0 | 2 | 04-07-2026 |
| 8 | 85% 未成年用户“无视监管”,澳大利亚拟加强 16 岁以下人群社媒禁令 | 0 | 8 | 27-06-2026 |
| 9 | A bill that bans kids from using AI chatbots is gaining momentum | 0 | 7 | 04-05-2026 |
| 10 | Meta and Youtube held liable for their addictive products | 0 | 7 | 01-04-2026 |