Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), supported the idea of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to protect young people from the "toxic universe" of social networks and called for age restrictions to be introduced in them.
"Platforms must be designed and operated in a way that protects the safety and health of children," the head of WHO wrote in X. According to him, for this, among other things, it is necessary to "apply real age restrictions."
Ghebreyesus noted that he agrees with the Spanish prime minister, and added that "regulation of social networks and accountability are of great importance." According to the head of WHO, the facts prove that harm to children is associated not only with the use of social networks, but also with the way they are designed. In this regard, he also called for combating the "harmful and addictive design" of social networks and "subjecting them to independent supervision." tass.ru.
