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Protecting tech savvy kids online requires education, not bans, US FTC's Phillips says

By Amy Miller ( August 10, 2022, 16:28 GMT | Insight) -- The solution to protecting tech savvy children on social media is education and "meeting them where they are," not banning them, US Federal Trade Commissioner Noah Phillips told a gathering of state attorneys general. “If you don’t think that a fifth grader can hack a computer program, you’re not in the right place,” Philips said.Banning children from social media won't work because they already know how to hack software blocking them, US Federal Trade Commissioner Noah Phillips told a group of state attorneys general today....

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