Denmark's social media ban protects children from digital colonization that's destroying their attention spans and social skills. Schools without phones create better learning environments where kids actually talk to each other instead of staring at screens for 8-10 hours daily. This pushback against commercialized childhood gives young people the pause they desperately need.
Social media bans undermine young people's privacy and expression rights while letting platforms off the hook for making safer products. Age verification systems expose minors to discrimination and data collection risks without addressing the real problems of poor content moderation. Banning vulnerable users changes nothing about exploitative business models.
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