Up to up to half of sixth class pupils included in Snapchat groups in some schools
Minister for Education Norma Foley: she said the system of age-verification checks used by social media platforms is 'broken'. Photograph: Alan Betson
She has written to the Online Safety Commissioner saying “it is no longer tenable for social media platforms to stand idly by”, and called for more robust age checks to be included in a new online safety code. These could, for example, include photographic ID coupled with photo submission. “They have a duty of care to young people to do this,” she wrote.
Ms Foley urged the commissioner to ensure the final version of the online safety code also provides for a system of robust age verification for social media platforms. There was a further problem of algorithms used by social media platforms where violent or sexually explicit can be directed to the user, resulting in further consumption of age-inappropriate content.
Christ the Saviour National School in Ballingarry, Co Limerick, is the latest school to adopt a voluntary “no smartphone” code, after 93 per cent of parents voted to adopt the policy. Under this agreement parents commit to refraining from providing their children with smartphones or social media accounts until they complete primary education.
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