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information labs @informationlabs.org · 02/10/2026

🔥 The EU KIDS Act is facing criticism over its public consultation Opened on 1 October, the consultation runs until 26 November. Critics say it comes too late, as the proposal is already on the table. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... #EUKidsAct #ChildOnlineSafety #digitalpolicy #socialmediaban

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 29/09/2026

When AI Meets 60,000 Pieces of History Ep2 explores the Glashelder Project with Annamaria & Eva from Ghent University’s Boekentoren, using AI to unlock 60,000+ historical glass plates while keeping humans firmly in the loop. 📺 youtu.be/Ji21NBKsVok 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/b02db29f

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 22/09/2026

Humans of AI is back! Series 2 kicks off with Derek Lomas from TU Delft, exploring how AI can unlock forgotten cultural heritage, from translating Renaissance texts to transforming research. 📺 youtu.be/ju8RBD6bKoo 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/684f65ca #artificialintelligence #AI

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 17/09/2026

🔥 The EU KIDS Act is here. The Commission proposes no social media accounts under 13, supervised accounts for 13–15, and autonomous accounts from 15, alongside stronger safety, privacy-preserving age assurance, and new obligations for large platforms. 🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 14/09/2026

🔥 Netherlands & Spain back an EU-wide minimum age for social media, with proportionate, risk-based and privacy-friendly age verification. They stress that age limits must be part of a broader child-safety framework. #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan #InternetPolicy

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 10/09/2026

🔥 The EU is putting “Child Safety Online” on the agenda. The Commission is set to discuss the long awaited proposal on 15 September, with Ursula von der Leyen expected to reveal more in her 16 September State of the Union address. 🔗 ec.europa.eu/transparency... #SocialMediaBan #DigitalServicesAct

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 09/09/2026

🔥 Macron is pushing the Commission for an EU-wide social media ban for under-15s. But more than 130 groups and experts are calling for a different approach. 🔗 france24.com/en/live-news... #SocialMediaBan #DigitalServicesAct

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 02/09/2026

August 2026 information labs recap 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/august... ⇒ Revamped Social Media Ban Repository: from “Is a Ban a Plan?” to “What Is a Plan?” ⇒ France struck down its under-15 ban ⇒ A new Humans of AI series is coming soon #SocialMedia #DigitalPolicy #ChildrensRights #OnlineSafety

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 24/08/2026

The EU AI Act is entering a new chapter. AI transparency is moving from principle to practice. Caroline De Cock spoke to Business Insider about Anthropic’s approach to watermarking AI generated text and what it means for the future of AI transparency. www.businessinsider.com/why-anthropi...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 14/08/2026

🔥 France’s under 15 social media ban has been struck down, just 2 weeks before it started On 14 August, the Constitutional Council found the ban disproportionate, citing concerns over freedom of expression, privacy and age verification. www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar... #SocialMediaBan

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 28/07/2026

🔥 The #DigitalNetworksAct’s #FairShare back door runs into cross-party resistance! ~30 of ~50 amendments targeting the cooperation mechanism call for outright deletion. MEPs pushing back span the political spectrum: EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR & Patriots. 🔗AMs: www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 22/07/2026

🔥 #isabanaplan: France’s -15 #SocialMediaBan cleared Parliament, but 2 hurdles remain: 1. EC standstill runs until 10 Aug 2. FR Constitutional Council referral imminent Drafters still hope for an entry into force on 1 Sept. 🔗 Check out our repository: informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 20/07/2026

July 2026 information labs recap 🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/july-2... ⇒ NEW #IsABanAPlan report on social media bans ⇒ Expert insights from Elizabeth Gosme (@cofaceeu.bsky.social) ⇒ Reflections on EU copyright & digital rights ⇒ New AI: Tools or Gods? episode with @b-cavello.bsky.social on AI governance

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 15/07/2026

What do seven leading experts on children's rights, psychology, and more think about social media bans? Our new report finds a consistent message: the harms are real, but blanket bans aren't the solution. 📄 Report: informationlabs.org/wp-content/u... 📚 Repository: informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 13/07/2026

🔥 #isabanaplan: EC Special Panel on Child Safety Online final report is out: grab the popcorn🍿! President von der Leyen floats a “social media +” category & announces a proposal after the summer. Stakeholder reactions incoming! 🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #DSA #SocialMediaBan

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 09/07/2026

Should governments ban social media or regulate tech companies? The #SocialMediaBan capsule series exploring #IsABanAPlan Elizabeth Gosme, on why protecting children online starts with holding technology companies accountable. 🎥 youtu.be/R3mGeySCNeM 🌐 informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 08/07/2026

🔥 #Isabanaplan: European Commission finds French #SocialMediaBan proposal incompatible with the #DSA & freezes its adoption until 10 Aug! Red card issued, yet Paris plays on: the government still aims for entry into force on 1 Sept. 🔗 @contexte.com: www.contexte.com/fr/actualite...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 07/07/2026

Who gets to define AI? According to @B Cavello, the answer shapes who is held accountable, what gets regulated, what gets funded, and ultimately whose interests AI serves. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/8ef34d79 📺 youtu.be/WHW7SA27PEg #AI #MachineLearning #TechPolicy

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 07/07/2026

🔥 Australia’s under-16 #SocialMediaBan isn’t landing & the government’s fix is stuck in an 8-week Senate inquiry Senator @davidshoebridge.bsky.social: “Doubling penalties that they’ve never used doesn’t seem to me to be a meaningful measure.” Brussels, take note #DSA 🔗 abcnews.com/Technology/w...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 06/07/2026

🔥 #Isabanaplan: In Cork, EC President von der Leyen firms up her plan to legislate on minors’ social media access at the EU level ✱ 13 July | Expert group report ✱ 16 Sept | SOTEU curtain-raiser (@euractiv.com scoop) 🔗 audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/vid... #ChildOnlineSafety #SocialMediaBan

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 03/07/2026

June 2026 information labs recap 🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/june-2... ⇒ New expert voices on #IsABanAPlan ⇒ Reflections on shaky evidence behind age bans, EU tech sovereignty, and risks to net neutrality ⇒ Brussels Revisits Copyright in 3 parts ⇒ New AI: Tools or Gods? episodes

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 03/07/2026

🔥 #Isabanaplan: Trust the #DSA or ban the kids? EC sent both signals on 2 July: its DSA annual report & @euractiv.com reporting that President von der Leyen may unveil an EU-wide #SocialMediaBan at her 16 Sept #SOTEU. 🔗 digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/repo... 🔗 www.euractiv.com/news/eu-plan...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 30/06/2026

🔥 #IsABanAPlan? Germany’s expert commission says no and delivers 56 recommendations for action 2 alternatives to a ban: (1) a statutory age of 13 (2) risk-based, per-service restrictions. German Minister Prien favours alternative 1. 🔗 www.bmbfsfj.bund.de/bmbfsfj/them...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 29/06/2026

🔥 The @eesc.bsky.social has spoken on the #DigitalNetworksAct (DNA): No to a ‘fair share’! The opinion by Maurizio Mensi calls for explicit exclusion of #FairShare schemes and defends net neutrality as a “central, autonomous safeguard.” 🔗 www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 25/06/2026

Are social media bans the right solution? The #SocialMediaBan capsule series exploring #IsABanAPlan Prof. Sole Pera explains why the focus should be on creating safe digital environments for children. Watch: youtu.be/m_AHY1Oj2zk Visit: informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 23/06/2026

In a World of Answers, Who Asks Why? Pia Lauritzen joins us to explore a simple but profound question: what happens when a society becomes obsessed with answers and forgets how to ask questions? 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/365454d3 📺 youtu.be/lgP9PfcDP7I #ArtificialIntelligence

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 19/06/2026

🔥 #DigitalNetworksAct feedback period closed: the #OpenInternet is still in the danger zone! Big telcos continue to push for mandatory dispute-resolution, while all other stakeholders hold the line. Next hop: IMCO’s 30 June Amendment deadline 🔗 ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 17/06/2026

🔥 On 13 July, the EU Special Panel on Child Safety Online will hand its recommendations to EC President von der Leyen Experts & civil society are loud & clear Will the panel echo them, or back Australia’s & UK’s bans? #isabanaplan #ChildOnlineSafety 🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/j%C3%B...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 16/06/2026

Part 2 with Payal Arora is now live. We discuss why optimism is a commitment to change, what the Global South can teach us about innovation, and why AI is best understood as a tool that reflects the values we build into it. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/9bae4d87 📺 youtu.be/2C_6AqMw_74

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 16/06/2026

🔥 UK doubles down on a blanket #SocialMediaBan for under-16s by spring 2027 #isabanaplan? A ban risks hollowing out the #OnlineSafetyAct & ignores broad consensus among experts and other stakeholders that a ban isn’t a plan! #ChildOnlineSafety 🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 15/06/2026

🔥 140+ organisations & experts to EC: don't ban children, fix platform design! A joint statement urges the EU to drop blanket age-based #SocialMediaBan plans & focus on safety-by-design #isabanaplan 🔗 Joint statement on @5rightsfound.bsky.social website: 5rightsfoundation.com/resource/joi...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 12/06/2026

🔥 @ethikrat.org rejects a blanket social media ban for minors, recommending a risk-based approach instead The German consumer organisation (#vzbv) backs the position, with ED Ramona Pop flipping the logic: ask adults for proof of age to enable “risky” features. 🔗 www.ethikrat.org/presse/press...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 11/06/2026

Will a digital age limit make children safer online? The #SocialMediaBan capsule series exploring #IsABanAPlan @francescapisanu.bsky.social (@eurochild-org.bsky.social) explains how safer design protect children's rights online. 🎥 youtu.be/KtppqrNKr0c 🌐 informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 10/06/2026

🔥 #DigitalNetworksAct: French Renew MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin sides with big telcos in her draft IMCO opinion! This is handing big telcos a regulatory pathway to “#FairShare” on a plate, despite opposition from all other stakeholders. #NetNeutrality 🔗 www.euractiv.com/news/meps-re...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 09/06/2026

🔥 #DigitalNetworksAct draws broad pushback: almost 40 orgs call on policymakers to deliver a clear, evidence-based telecoms framework that upholds #NetNeutrality! ⇒ Drop the ‘ecosystem cooperation’ (Art. 191-193) ⇒ Keep the #OpenInternet Regulation 🔗 www.beuc.eu/letters/join...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 05/06/2026

May 2026 information labs recap 🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/may-20... ⇒ Launch of AI: Tools or Gods? podcast ⇒ New #socialmediabans capsules by experts ⇒ Reflections on platform liability and Australia’s “social media delay” ⇒ Caroline De Cock featured on The Memory of the Future

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 03/06/2026

Are we solving online harms or simply moving them somewhere else? Forensic psychologist Jeffrey DeMarco argues that social media bans may create the appearance of safety without addressing the underlying causes of harm. Read more 👇 linkedin.com/pulse/jeffre... #IsABanAPlan

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 02/06/2026

Part 1 with Payal Arora is now live. We discuss AI pessimism, the Global South’s relationship with tech, digital empowerment, and why conversations around AI need more nuance than fear-driven narratives. Part 2 next week. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/0d987ad6 📺 youtu.be/Ufwb6j35Xkk

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 29/05/2026

Are sSMB for children addressing the real problem? The #SocialMediaBan capsule series exploring #IsABanAPlan Jeffrey DeMarco (@savechildrenuk.bsky.social) discusses why blanket bans may shift harms rather than reduce them. Watch: youtu.be/ESqWnbMQ6mg Visit: informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 21/05/2026

Episode 1 of “AI: Tools or Gods?” is now live! With Maria Sukhareva, we explore: • The anatomy of AI hype • Why AI agents struggle with the “last mile” • Regulation, incentives, and the governance story behind AI 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/35b35a7a 📺 youtu.be/HyCre61JQpY #AI #TechPolicy

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 19/05/2026

🔥 Deutsche Telekom abandons the ‘#FairShare’ fight! The reason: A lack of political support. The burning question: Is DT’s shift genuine? With the #DigitalNetworksAct in full swing, perhaps it's too soon to call network fees buried. 🔗 Ad Hoc News: www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 15/05/2026

Something new is coming next week. AI: Tools or Gods? is a new podcast exploring the stories, myths, and assumptions shaping the public conversation around AI. Subscribe via aitoolsorgods.transistor.fm/subscribe to stay up to date and catch the first episode when it drops. #AI #Podcast

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 12/05/2026

We’re launching a new capsule in our series tackling the question: #IsABanAPlan Bart Preneel (KU Leuven) on why age verification may fall short—and highlights the risks for privacy, security, and the open internet. watch: youtu.be/Ios3SQoPqbo visit: informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 05/05/2026

April 2026 information labs recap 🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/april-... ⇒ NEW: Social Media Ban Repository ⇒ Expert voices: Leanda Barrington-Leach & Sonia Livingstone ⇒ Reflections on #SocialMediaBans, moral panic& more ⇒ COMING SOON: AI: Tools or Gods? podcast by Caroline De Cock

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 04/05/2026

🔥 Youth organisations push back on social media bans. In a joint piece via EDRi, 31 youth organisations argue online harms come from platform design—not young users—and warn bans and age gates risk exclusion. 🔗 edri.org/our-work/you... #DigitalServicesAct #SocialMediaBan

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 30/04/2026

Does banning social media really work? The #SocialMediaBan capsule series exploring #IsABanAPlan @sonialivingstone.bsky.social unpacks the evidence on bans, risks, and why regulation may be more effective than restriction. Watch: youtu.be/jfmNvwpuj-I visit: informationlabs.org/social-media...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 29/04/2026

🔥 European Commission says Meta may be in breach of the DSA for failing to prevent under-13s from accessing Instagram & Facebook. Kids can bypass age checks, reporting tools are weak, and underage accounts may stay active. 🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #DigitalServicesAct

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 20/04/2026

The Social Media Ban Repository is here! Last week, we launched the Social Media Ban Repository — A new platform bringing structure, evidence, and perspective to the debate. Explore the platform: 👉 informationlabs.org/social-media... #IsABanAPlan #SocialMediaBan

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 20/04/2026

🔥 EU's new #AgeVerification app already hacked?! Security expert Paul Moore did it in under 2 min. 400+ experts had already called for a moratorium. If the tools meant to protect kids online are this flawed, #isabanaplan or just political gesturing? 🔗 x.com/Paul_Reviews...

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information labs @informationlabs.org · 17/04/2026

🔥 The EU #ChildOnlineSafety work advances! EC's Special Panel met again this week. Co-chair Prof Fegert flagged non-legislative options, a welcome sign that more legislation may not be needed. Explore our #SocialMediaBan repository ⇒ informationlabs.org/social-media... #isabanaplan

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