WHO Chief and France's Macron Co-Author Call for Global Age Checks
Published July 1 in Project Syndicate, the commentary urges age-assurance verification systems for platforms serving anyone under 16.
- France already blocks under-15s from social media, the model both authors invoke.
- Ireland is building an EU-wide 'age-assurance' system to verify users under 16.
- Australia, Indonesia, Spain, Britain and Canada have each passed or planned under-16 bans.
Why it matters: Child protection is the pretext; a UN health agency has no mandate to verify anyone's identity online.
WHO/Emmanuel Macron & Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joint commentary ↗ · 9 يوليو 20269/7/26 · ✓ Checked✓