Estonia proposes changing social media platforms to improve child safety

Estonia does not support European Union plans to ban children from using social media. It wants the EU to require the platforms themselves to change so children are safer online.

Estonian Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta said platforms must consider children’s rights and be designed around children’s interests. Estonia proposes using the Digital Services Act, the EU’s rules for online platforms, to pursue that approach.

The article says the EU has already required several platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, to change aspects of their design for child protection.