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https://archive.is/Myagt Start prosecuting and jailing some execs at Meta and let's see how fast they can fix "the algorithm."
I don't think there is a sane way to prevent missuse of pictures of children.
But a starter would be to not use social media.
> Sometimes the mom spent two to four hours a day blocking users or deleting inappropriate comments.
> At the same time, more sponsorships and deals were trickling in.
I can see the allure of a little extra cash and free stuff and attention, but this is just bad parenting.
But have we weighed the social impact of teens not publishing themselves online to pervs? /s This, like every other problem with pervasive brainrot technology, and hell good old fashioned ways to shut a brain off, will be talked about for years. Nothing will be done. Things in 10 years will feel normal and be unimaginable now. Thus is humanity for the 30 years I've been here so far. Don't. Put. Your. Kids. On. The. I…
In the USA the Overton window for these two aspects of life have very little overlap with the rest of the world. In only a very small number of other places do you see fathers teaching their teenager daughters how to handle guns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIR1vcj4lcE
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/26/madonna-critic...
I'm not sure if there is a "solution" to this problem, or its just the case that sexual morality as it has been conceived is already gone, and articles like these are just the death knells of a fallen order. The solution to changing sexual mores is always to socially isolate kids so they don't get "exposed." But you'd figure that, eventually, the kids will think we're all being a bit ridiculous.
Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms, Stalked by Men (nytimes.com) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/instagram-child-influe...
3 months ago | 23 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39476721
Literally 90% or more of the viewers are just there to look at half-naked bodies. Exactly what the article is talking about.
I don't think anyone could pretend that "I just run a fashion channel" or "I just post videos from my kids gymnastics sessions" doesn't know who's really putting views on their videos. It should be blatantly clear to anyone, especially the creator who has more in-depth tools to monitor their audience. These people 100% know what they're doing and they're willing to keep going.
> At one point, she offered Instagram subscriptions to users willing to pay a monthly fee for extra photos and videos.
How more obvious can it be?
This article is clearly the result of trying to justify selling your daughter as a porn star. They'll take the money, but oh how they wish it didn't have to be like this (it doesn't, but I guess the alternatives involve actually working to do something useful).
But have we weighed the social impact of teens not publishing themselves online to pervs? /s This, like every other problem with pervasive brainrot technology, and hell good old fashioned ways to shut a brain off, will be talked about for years. Nothing will be done. Things in 10 years will feel normal and be unimaginable now. Thus is humanity for the 30 years I've been here so far. Don't. Put. Your. Kids. On. The. I…
The counterpoint to this is that Americans are too sensitive about sex relative to other things, such as violence, with or without guns. Three year old little boys get to run around with toy weapons that shoot foam darts, and apparently that's perfectly fine. Meanwhile you're saying that a teenager apparently can't be trusted to make decisions about whom they show their own body to. That teenager might be old enough…
I think every parent should be aware that if they give their kids a phone the result is often that they become sexually involved with strangers at a young age. Occasionally, this results in actual meet ups, mostly just sexting. I'm not sure if there is a "solution" to this problem, or its just the case that sexual morality as it has been conceived is already gone, and articles like these are just the death knells of…