EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday said her government would not take the initiative to introduce a social media ban on teens like those in the works in France, the U.K and other countries.
“I am not against a social media ban for under 16s, but I am not either convinced that this proposal alone can solve the problem because that type of ban can be easily circumvented,” Meloni told reporters at the end of a G7 summit.
Stating that a ban risks “to partially transfer the problem on families,” Meloni said restrictions can also be ineffective unless governments put more pressure on platforms to take action and to “take their responsibilities.”