Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people

Posted under: Online Security
Date: 2024-12-10
Sweden Considers Social Media Age Limit to Curb Gang Recruitment Among Youth

Suppose tech firms are unable to stop gangs from using the internet to attract young people to commit murders and bombs in the Nordic region. In that case, Swedish government ministers are considering enacting age restrictions on social media sites. Sweden now has the highest number of fatal shootings per capita in Europe, a reversal from two decades ago when it had some of the lowest due to a surge in gang-related crime.

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