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The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
MIT Tech Review·October 16, 2026·1 min read
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France and other countries are implementing social media bans for young users, but children are finding ways to circumvent these restrictions. The bans raise questions about whether preventing youth access is the right approach to addressing concerns about social media's impact on children.
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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