00:00The question is not whether young people should have access to social media.
00:04The question is whether social media should have access to young people.
00:18And childhood and early adolescence are formative years.
00:23And I believe we should give our children more time to become resilient in these vulnerable phases.
00:30I believe we must consider a social media delay.
00:36Depending on the results, we could come with a legal proposal this summer.
00:43We're witnessing the lightning speed at which technology is advancing
00:47and how it penetrates every corner of childhood and adolescence.
00:53And the discussions about a minimum age for social media can no longer be ignored,
00:58as you all know here in this room.
01:00Almost all EU member states call for an assessment on the need for it.
01:05We have developed an age verification app that soon will be available.
01:11And it ticks all the boxes.
01:14The highest privacy standards in the world.
01:17It works on any device.
01:20It is easy to use.
01:22And it is fully open source.
01:25Here in Denmark, it will be rolled out by summer.
01:29Here in Denmark, it will be rolled out by summer.
Commenti