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## Why countries are pushing social media bans despite their flaws

DevFeed: [Why countries are pushing social media bans despite their flaws](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-countries-are-pushing-social-media-bans-despite-their-flaws-56599.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/why-countries-are-pushing-social-media-bans-despite-their-flaws-10854174/>)

Author: New York Times

Published: 2026-08-29T03:47:03Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Technology | The Indian Express](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/technology-the-indian-express.md>)

Topics: [Meta](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meta.md>), [addictive design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/addictive-design.md>)

Tags: [age-verification-social-media-privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/age-verification-social-media-privacy.md>), [australia-social-media-ban-under-16](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/australia-social-media-ban-under-16.md>), [digital-rights-children-social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-rights-children-social-media.md>), [indonesia-social-media-ban-children](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/indonesia-social-media-ban-children.md>), [malaysia-social-media-ban](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malaysia-social-media-ban.md>), [meta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta.md>), [meta-17-billion-settlement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta-17-billion-settlement.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/products.md>), [regulatory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/regulatory.md>), [social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media.md>), [social-media-ban-children](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media-ban-children.md>), [social-media-impact-youth-mental-health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media-impact-youth-mental-health.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [technology-tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology-tech.md>)

### AI overview

This article examines efforts by governments in about 40 countries to restrict children's access to social media. It describes concerns about addictive design, harmful content, privacy, freedom of expression and age verification, while reporting that children have often bypassed restrictions through technical workarounds.

### Source excerpt

Critics argue that age-based restrictions leave untouched the underlying design of social media platforms.