'The harms have come to outweigh the benefits' of social media, researcher says

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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Lisa Dittmer, Researcher, Children and Young People’s Digital Rights at Amnesty International, says that "the harms have come to outweigh the benefits of social media and it is time for the EU to regulate at the design level, not simply accepting that responsibility be pushed on to parents". 'We must 'force' social media to redesign harmful algorithms, platforms that fuel addictive behavior 'Space being weaponised': A purely civilian system can be 'repurposed' for military capabilities AI : 'We need to take the risk seriously and have more coordination' Cybercriminals perfect 'social engineering': 'Each hack feeds the chances of the next one succeeding Landmark case against Meta: Focus shifts from online content to 'design and infrastructure' © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Audience ratings certified by ACPM.ACPM The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore.