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Do you think kids should be prohibited from using social media? If yes, how should it be done? If no, why? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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I saw this article, which made me think about it...

Kids under 16 to be banned from social media after Senate passes world-first laws

Seeing what kind of brainrot kids are watching, makes me think it's a good idea. I wouldn't say all content is bad, but most kids will get hooked on trash content that is intentionally designed to grab their attention.

What would be an effective way to enforce a restriction with the fewest possible side effects? And who should be the one enforcing that restriction in your opinion?

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't think kids should be barred from social media, since at its core, social media is just people talking and sharing things with each other.

The problem is not with the medium or generally who is using it, it's with the rate of consumption, poor parenting and poor moderation.

I also think it is an even larger problem to enforce in the first place, since it will destroy one of the good things about the Internet: anonymity. Seeing as the only way to truly enforce an age restriction is to require ID to be given to verify a user's identity. I'm not as super hardcore about my privacy like some parts of Lemmy are, but this is one thing I absolutely do not want to see happen.

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