1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,336 2 00:00:06,336 --> 00:00:13,240 In the German mainstream media, the “social media ban for minors” is currently a hotly debated topic. 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:20,456 According to a survey conducted by the polling firm INSA in December 2025, two-thirds of respondents 4 00:00:20,456 --> 00:00:24,635 in Germany reportedly voted in favor of such a ban. 5 00:00:24,635 --> 00:00:30,502 This plays right into the hands of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 6 00:00:30,502 --> 00:00:40,558 On May 12, 2026, during a summit in Copenhagen on AI and child protection, she announced that the EU could propose a Europe-wide 7 00:00:40,558 --> 00:00:45,592 ban on social media for children as early as this summer. 8 00:00:45,592 --> 00:00:54,539 These considerations are reportedly driven by growing pressure from member states to strengthen online protections for minors. 9 00:00:54,539 --> 00:00:58,072 Protecting minors online is really important! 10 00:00:58,072 --> 00:01:01,225 But at this point, we must also be allowed to ask the following question: 11 00:01:01,225 --> 00:01:05,098 Why has online protection for minors only become so important now? 12 00:01:05,098 --> 00:01:13,504 Why wait until millions of children and teenagers have fallen for the “addictive design,” as von der Leyen put it? 13 00:01:13,504 --> 00:01:20,089 Only now, after 12- to 14-year-old boys have long since learned how to use AI to create “deepfake nude images” of 14 00:01:20,089 --> 00:01:23,833 their female classmates and share them on social media. 15 00:01:23,833 --> 00:01:31,206 This means that the faces of classmates can be uploaded and “superimposed” onto pornographic depictions of the human body. 16 00:01:31,206 --> 00:01:33,940 This creates an image that looks deceptively real. 17 00:01:33,940 --> 00:01:38,700 The operators even advertise that they can "undress" anyone they want. 18 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:45,847 But instead of banning such sites outright, the discussion is limited to age verification, digital 19 00:01:45,847 --> 00:01:49,459 IDs, and a required “review” of uploaded photos. 20 00:01:49,459 --> 00:01:52,862 It is precisely this inconsistent behavior that raises doubts. 21 00:01:52,862 --> 00:01:59,461 And now, while many parents are already virtually powerless in the face of the addictive “social media industry” and 22 00:01:59,461 --> 00:02:06,526 are watching their children literally sink into it, “protecting children” is suddenly being made a top priority. 23 00:02:06,526 --> 00:02:14,247 In this way, a digital surveillance infrastructure can be gradually established—as if behind a “moral shield”—which will 24 00:02:14,247 --> 00:02:18,596 inevitably extend far beyond the scope of “protecting minors.” 25 00:02:18,596 --> 00:02:23,646 After all, how are such “protective” age restrictions supposed to be enforced in the future? 26 00:02:23,646 --> 00:02:31,001 This would require digital identities, age verification, biometric checks, central user 27 00:02:31,001 --> 00:02:36,000 databases, mandatory proof of identity, and much more. 28 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:42,912 For the average consumer, this would mean that the last vestiges of their autonomy online are at stake! 29 00:02:42,912 --> 00:02:49,024 But that's not all! The EU also seems to be increasingly seeking the legal authority not only to regulate 30 00:02:49,024 --> 00:02:53,113 illegal content, but also to control users' behavior itself. 31 00:02:53,113 --> 00:03:01,478 The Copenhagen summit was hosted by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the 32 00:03:01,478 --> 00:03:06,126 safety and well-being of children in the digital age. 33 00:03:06,126 --> 00:03:11,547 Families should be supported in using media and technology in a healthy way. 34 00:03:11,547 --> 00:03:16,214 At the same time, Common Sense Media is pushing for laws and guidelines designed to 35 00:03:16,214 --> 00:03:20,320 “protect” children and hold technology “accountable.” 36 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,219 Speaking from the stage, von der Leyen said: 37 00:03:23,219 --> 00:03:30,129 “We’re taking action against TikTok and its addictive design—the endless scrolling, the autoplay feature, 38 00:03:30,129 --> 00:03:34,464 the push notifications—everything that goes with it .“ 39 00:03:34,464 --> 00:03:41,028 In other words, the EU wants to regulate which algorithms are permitted, what content is “healthy,” which 40 00:03:41,028 --> 00:03:47,433 platform features are “dangerous,” and what information young people are allowed to see. 41 00:03:47,433 --> 00:03:55,740 “The same goes for Meta, because we believe that Instagram and Facebook are unable to enforce their own age limit of thirteen.” 42 00:03:55,740 --> 00:04:01,106 "We are initiating proceedings against X for its massive involvement in the production and 43 00:04:01,106 --> 00:04:07,744 distribution of material depicting the sexual abuse of children ," von der Leyen continued. 44 00:04:07,744 --> 00:04:15,865 A quick look at Common Sense Media's partners, however, raises doubts that their sole concern is child protection. 45 00:04:15,865 --> 00:04:25,452 Partners include: Apple, OpenAI, TikTok, AT&T, and other media giants, mobile carriers, and social media platforms. 46 00:04:25,452 --> 00:04:28,288 This is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. 47 00:04:28,288 --> 00:04:35,237 Are the social media platforms that have captivated young people and children now suddenly supposed to provide a solution? 48 00:04:35,237 --> 00:04:41,528 Will the very corporations and networks that are themselves benefiting massively from the AI boom 49 00:04:41,528 --> 00:04:45,568 now also help shape the rules for regulating it? 50 00:04:45,568 --> 00:04:50,133 Things get quite delicate among the partners in so-called philanthropy. 51 00:04:50,133 --> 00:04:55,982 The Bezos Family Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Gates Foundation, and a number 52 00:04:55,982 --> 00:04:59,293 of other extremely influential foundations. 53 00:04:59,293 --> 00:05:03,116 The latter was founded by high-ranking Freemason Bill Gates . 54 00:05:03,116 --> 00:05:10,194 The so-called “proceedings” against TikTok, Meta, and X appear to be nothing more than public “show trials” when 55 00:05:10,194 --> 00:05:16,960 these companies simultaneously act as sponsors and partners of “child protection organizations.” 56 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:23,608 Under the guise of concepts such as “protecting minors,” “combating hate,” or “protecting democracy,” 57 00:05:23,608 --> 00:05:30,257 a system of control can be established that leads humanity straight into a digital prison . 58 00:05:30,257 --> 00:05:37,157 And particularly controversial: The EU is linking real problems—such as child sexual abuse, child 59 00:05:37,157 --> 00:05:44,399 pornography, and addictive behaviors—to increasingly drastic and far-reaching control measures. 60 00:05:44,399 --> 00:05:49,550 There's a devious trick behind this: because this is precisely what makes the desperately needed 61 00:05:49,550 --> 00:05:52,960 resistance more difficult—if not completely undermined. 62 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:58,528 Anyone who still argues against such measures of total surveillance runs the risk of being 63 00:05:58,528 --> 00:06:03,127 stigmatized as an opponent of “child protection.” 64 00:06:03,127 --> 00:06:08,100 Let's not be fooled, just like in the fairy tale "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats." 65 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:14,051 The wolf eats the chalk to make his rough voice sound softer and thus deceive the little 66 00:06:14,051 --> 00:06:17,660 goats—but only so that he can ultimately eat them. 67 00:06:17,660 --> 00:06:25,419 Behind the obviously forced digital ID for every person in the world are “wolves” such as the Rockefeller Foundation, 68 00:06:25,419 --> 00:06:33,193 Bill Gates, the World Bank, the UN, the IMF, the EU, and others, whose intentions are by no means “benign.” 69 00:06:33,193 --> 00:06:38,932 Let’s recognize and expose those soft, gentle voices when they talk about “more child protection”! 70 00:06:38,932 --> 00:06:41,799 Wolves are wolves! Period! 71 00:06:41,799 --> 00:06:48,768 So be sure to check out the top-rated docudrama “Gemeinsam Einsam” and find out how you can 72 00:06:48,768 --> 00:06:53,320 escape the digital prison today! It’s up to you! 73 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:58,189 What would you do if, from one moment to the next, your beloved, ever-essential, and 74 00:06:58,189 --> 00:07:00,914 oh-so-familiar smartphone suddenly turned off?