A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 from Joining Social Media
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#2Right, and how will they determine what a social media site is? People in power don't get it because they're mostly from the generation when the Internet hadn't yet taken over every aspect of civilization.
Trying to impose a ban is such a lazy and naive solution. Kids will find alternatives. There are thousands of options for kids to go online and interact with one another. My guess would be that video games would become the next social platforms, and then what, ban video games? ban multiplayer games? I'm not saying do nothing. There are plenty of potential and creative solutions. Maybe something like incentivizing companies to build a kid-friendly version of their apps, and advising parents on how to be aware of what they're using. Banning tech is usually not the answer in a world where tech is more and more part of everything.
Re: A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 from Joining Social Media
#3In other words, US bill will *require* all social media to violate user privacy.
Re: A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 from Joining Social Media
#4Right, and how will they determine what a social media site is? People in power don't get it because they're mostly from the generation when the Internet hadn't yet taken over every aspect of civilization. Trying to impose a ban is such a lazy and naive solution. Kids will find alternatives. There are thousands of options for kids to go online and interact with one another. My guess would be that video games would be…
Snore. It's the same argument as always from absolutists. If most adult people can't handle the web in it's current how should kids? Do you believe kids are harder to scam than your granny? 2
Re: A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 from Joining Social Media
#5Wouldn’t it make a lot more sense to simply have parental education around the harms of social media for kids under age XYZ?
I mean, I’m all in favor of the goals of this bill. I think social media is a horrible negative for people of all ages, but especially children since they largely don’t have the mental capability to defend against the smartest people in the world trying to hijack their brains.
But I can’t see how a “social media” ban can actually work. And im not even sure it’s actually better than parental education and information.
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#6In other words, US bill will *require* all social media to violate user privacy.
How? Because they take the burden of the companies to age verify their users? Right now they really argue that a kid should have read the ToS and get of Scots free if something happens on their platform.
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#7Wouldn’t it make a lot more sense to simply have parental education around the harms of social media for kids under age XYZ? I mean, I’m all in favor of the goals of this bill. I think social media is a horrible negative for people of all ages, but especially children since they largely don’t have the mental capability to defend against the smartest people in the world trying to hijack their brains. But I can’t see h…
How is parental education going for "don't do drugs" or "don't commit crimes"?
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#8Given the social interactions that exist, shouldn't this include online gaming platforms?
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#9In other words, US bill will *require* all social media to violate user privacy.
How? Because they take the burden of the companies to age verify their users? Right now they really argue that a kid should have read the ToS and get of Scots free if something happens on their platform.
Are you willing to submit your photo ID information to Y Combinator? After all, they have no way of knowing any of us aren't 12 without that information.
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#10This seems like it would have been a great idea about thirty years ago, but would be functionally impossible to even try to enforce working from scratch today.