WEBVTT 00:06.336 --> 00:13.240 In the German mainstream media, the “social media ban for minors” is currently a hotly debated topic. 00:13.240 --> 00:20.456 According to a survey conducted by the polling firm INSA in December 2025, two-thirds of respondents 00:20.456 --> 00:24.635 in Germany reportedly voted in favor of such a ban. 00:24.635 --> 00:30.502 This plays right into the hands of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 00:30.502 --> 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 00:40.558 --> 00:45.592 ban on social media for children as early as this summer. 00:45.592 --> 00:54.539 These considerations are reportedly driven by growing pressure from member states to strengthen online protections for minors. 00:54.539 --> 00:58.072 Protecting minors online is really important! 00:58.072 --> 01:01.225 But at this point, we must also be allowed to ask the following question: 01:01.225 --> 01:05.098 Why has online protection for minors only become so important now? 01:05.098 --> 01:13.504 Why wait until millions of children and teenagers have fallen for the “addictive design,” as von der Leyen put it? 01:13.504 --> 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 01:20.089 --> 01:23.833 their female classmates and share them on social media. 01:23.833 --> 01:31.206 This means that the faces of classmates can be uploaded and “superimposed” onto pornographic depictions of the human body. 01:31.206 --> 01:33.940 This creates an image that looks deceptively real. 01:33.940 --> 01:38.700 The operators even advertise that they can "undress" anyone they want. 01:38.700 --> 01:45.847 But instead of banning such sites outright, the discussion is limited to age verification, digital 01:45.847 --> 01:49.459 IDs, and a required “review” of uploaded photos. 01:49.459 --> 01:52.862 It is precisely this inconsistent behavior that raises doubts. 01:52.862 --> 01:59.461 And now, while many parents are already virtually powerless in the face of the addictive “social media industry” and 01:59.461 --> 02:06.526 are watching their children literally sink into it, “protecting children” is suddenly being made a top priority. 02:06.526 --> 02:14.247 In this way, a digital surveillance infrastructure can be gradually established—as if behind a “moral shield”—which will 02:14.247 --> 02:18.596 inevitably extend far beyond the scope of “protecting minors.” 02:18.596 --> 02:23.646 After all, how are such “protective” age restrictions supposed to be enforced in the future? 02:23.646 --> 02:31.001 This would require digital identities, age verification, biometric checks, central user 02:31.001 --> 02:36.000 databases, mandatory proof of identity, and much more. 02:36.000 --> 02:42.912 For the average consumer, this would mean that the last vestiges of their autonomy online are at stake! 02:42.912 --> 02:49.024 But that's not all! The EU also seems to be increasingly seeking the legal authority not only to regulate 02:49.024 --> 02:53.113 illegal content, but also to control users' behavior itself. 02:53.113 --> 03:01.478 The Copenhagen summit was hosted by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the 03:01.478 --> 03:06.126 safety and well-being of children in the digital age. 03:06.126 --> 03:11.547 Families should be supported in using media and technology in a healthy way. 03:11.547 --> 03:16.214 At the same time, Common Sense Media is pushing for laws and guidelines designed to 03:16.214 --> 03:20.320 “protect” children and hold technology “accountable.” 03:20.320 --> 03:23.219 Speaking from the stage, von der Leyen said: 03:23.219 --> 03:30.129 “We’re taking action against TikTok and its addictive design—the endless scrolling, the autoplay feature, 03:30.129 --> 03:34.464 the push notifications—everything that goes with it .“ 03:34.464 --> 03:41.028 In other words, the EU wants to regulate which algorithms are permitted, what content is “healthy,” which 03:41.028 --> 03:47.433 platform features are “dangerous,” and what information young people are allowed to see. 03:47.433 --> 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.” 03:55.740 --> 04:01.106 "We are initiating proceedings against X for its massive involvement in the production and 04:01.106 --> 04:07.744 distribution of material depicting the sexual abuse of children ," von der Leyen continued. 04:07.744 --> 04:15.865 A quick look at Common Sense Media's partners, however, raises doubts that their sole concern is child protection. 04:15.865 --> 04:25.452 Partners include: Apple, OpenAI, TikTok, AT&T, and other media giants, mobile carriers, and social media platforms. 04:25.452 --> 04:28.288 This is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. 04:28.288 --> 04:35.237 Are the social media platforms that have captivated young people and children now suddenly supposed to provide a solution? 04:35.237 --> 04:41.528 Will the very corporations and networks that are themselves benefiting massively from the AI boom 04:41.528 --> 04:45.568 now also help shape the rules for regulating it? 04:45.568 --> 04:50.133 Things get quite delicate among the partners in so-called philanthropy. 04:50.133 --> 04:55.982 The Bezos Family Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Gates Foundation, and a number 04:55.982 --> 04:59.293 of other extremely influential foundations. 04:59.293 --> 05:03.116 The latter was founded by high-ranking Freemason Bill Gates . 05:03.116 --> 05:10.194 The so-called “proceedings” against TikTok, Meta, and X appear to be nothing more than public “show trials” when 05:10.194 --> 05:16.960 these companies simultaneously act as sponsors and partners of “child protection organizations.” 05:16.960 --> 05:23.608 Under the guise of concepts such as “protecting minors,” “combating hate,” or “protecting democracy,” 05:23.608 --> 05:30.257 a system of control can be established that leads humanity straight into a digital prison . 05:30.257 --> 05:37.157 And particularly controversial: The EU is linking real problems—such as child sexual abuse, child 05:37.157 --> 05:44.399 pornography, and addictive behaviors—to increasingly drastic and far-reaching control measures. 05:44.399 --> 05:49.550 There's a devious trick behind this: because this is precisely what makes the desperately needed 05:49.550 --> 05:52.960 resistance more difficult—if not completely undermined. 05:52.960 --> 05:58.528 Anyone who still argues against such measures of total surveillance runs the risk of being 05:58.528 --> 06:03.127 stigmatized as an opponent of “child protection.” 06:03.127 --> 06:08.100 Let's not be fooled, just like in the fairy tale "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats." 06:08.100 --> 06:14.051 The wolf eats the chalk to make his rough voice sound softer and thus deceive the little 06:14.051 --> 06:17.660 goats—but only so that he can ultimately eat them. 06:17.660 --> 06:25.419 Behind the obviously forced digital ID for every person in the world are “wolves” such as the Rockefeller Foundation, 06:25.419 --> 06:33.193 Bill Gates, the World Bank, the UN, the IMF, the EU, and others, whose intentions are by no means “benign.” 06:33.193 --> 06:38.932 Let’s recognize and expose those soft, gentle voices when they talk about “more child protection”! 06:38.932 --> 06:41.799 Wolves are wolves! Period! 06:41.799 --> 06:48.768 So be sure to check out the top-rated docudrama “Gemeinsam Einsam” and find out how you can 06:48.768 --> 06:53.320 escape the digital prison today! It’s up to you! 06:53.320 --> 06:58.189 What would you do if, from one moment to the next, your beloved, ever-essential, and 06:58.189 --> 07:00.914 oh-so-familiar smartphone suddenly turned off?