Lawmakers are fumbling with bans in a new world where children pay with their lifespans and attention spans

Lawmakers are fumbling with bans in a new world where children pay with their lifespans and attention spans

Can you ban platforms that are easily accessible and appear to be free? Legislators from Australia to Denmark are grappling with a digital economy where human time and attention have replaced money as the working currency.

Danish children are younger and younger when they get a smartphone and access to social media, studies from Børns Vilkår show. The law otherwise states that companies may not process children’s data before they are 15 years old, unless the parents have given valid consent. Drawing Mette Dreyer

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Source: politiken.dk