German Minister Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-13s
German Education Minister Karin Prien and her commission have proposed a social media ban for children under 13. The proposal has been criticized by Nina Kolleck of the University of Potsdam as symbolic politics, who suspects that weak educational suggestions behind the ban are influenced by US tech companies.
Key facts
- Karin Prien is the German Education Minister.
- A commission led by Prien proposed a social media ban for under-13s.
- Nina Kolleck is from the University of Potsdam.
- Kolleck called the proposal symbolic politics.
- Kolleck suspects US tech companies influence weak educational suggestions.
- The proposal targets children under 13.
- The source is an article from Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- The article was published on an unspecified date.
Entities
Institutions
- University of Potsdam
- Süddeutsche Zeitung
Locations
- Germany