The article addresses the need to protect children and young people in the digital environment without limiting the opportunities that digital services offer. The discussion focuses on the balance between safety and access to technological tools that are part of young people's daily lives.
The text emphasizes that when a digital service reaches a dimension capable of influencing millions of people, its responsibility is no longer solely technological, but also has a social component. This paradigm shift requires that platforms assume a more active role in protecting their users.
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is presented as the instrument that materializes this paradigm shift. The reinforcement of obligations established by this regulation states that the greater the reach and potential impact of a platform, the greater its responsibilities must be in protecting users, especially the most vulnerable.
