The World is taking note

One of the central arguments of Grammar of Screens is that unrestricted social media is reshaping childhood, attention, and the development of human thought, making age-based safeguards increasingly necessary. Encouragingly, governments around the world are beginning to reach a similar conclusion. Australia, Brazil, and Indonesia have already introduced nationwide restrictions on children’s access to social media. Other countries—including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Slovenia, Canada, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia—are actively considering or drafting comparable legislation. The European Union is also developing a common framework for protecting children online. What once seemed a controversial proposition is rapidly becoming a global policy debate.