Tag: youth
Six killed in Stade youth welfare shooting
(de-news.net) – Following a deadly shooting at a child welfare facility in Stade that claimed six lives, German officials have offered their sympathies. Although authorities…
Germany debates youth social media limits and tougher laws on digital sexualized violence
(de-news.net) – German policymakers are debating two types of digital harms: youth exposure on social media and AI-enabled sexualized violence. While one group cautions against…
Prien (CDU) advocates coordinated approach to youth digital safety
(de-news.net) – Federal Family Minister Karin Prien (CDU) has underscored the central importance of the expert commission she established in the ongoing debate regarding age…
Debate intensifies in Germany over age-based controls on youth social media use
(de-news.net) – The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst (CDU), has argued that Germany urgently requires an effective and clearly structured, age-based regulatory framework governing…
Debate intensifies over youth social media ban after CDU vote on under-14 restriction
(de-news.net) – While acknowledging deficits among parents and educational institutions, media scholar Daniel Hajok argued that stricter regulatory oversight of platform providers had become necessary…
Chancellor Merz for tougher regulation of youth social media access to protect child development
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has called for stricter regulatory measures governing minors’ access to social media platforms, framing the issue primarily as a…
Debate over youth and social media as German leaders stress regulation and literacy
(de-news.net) – Philipp Amthor (CDU), lawmaker and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs, has expressed reservations about introducing a comprehensive ban…
Regulation over prohibition: German parties weigh competing models for youth protection online
(de-news.net) – The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) continues to examine the possibility of introducing a statutory minimum age for access to open social media platforms…
