By Sara Brandstätter ( September 11, 2026, 08:25 GMT | Comment) -- A blanket social-media ban wouldn’t solve the EU’s child-safety challenges, Jörg Fegert, one of two experts who drafted the EU expert panel’s July report on child safety online, told MLex days before a new EU initiative is expected. Instead, providers should have to prove their services are safe for adolescents before gaining access to that part of the EU market, he said.A blanket social-media ban wouldn’t solve the EU’s current child-safety challenges, Jörg Fegert, one of two experts who drafted the European Commission’s July report on child safety online, told MLex in an interview in Dublin....
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