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The sentiment behind COPPA is understandable, but the practical logistics never made sense to me. It basically makes every website that has any kind of account

by csense 9y ago

The sentiment behind COPPA is understandable, but the practical logistics never made sense to me. It basically makes every website that has any kind of account feature add a box that says "Are you over 13?" and if you click "No," then you get redirected to a page that says "Sorry you can't use this website" or a search engine. So it takes about two seconds for a kid to realize, "Hey, if I tell the truth, I can't use this website. But if I lie about my age, I'll get in and nobody'll be the wiser." Maybe it works for babies, but I'm pretty sure kids are smart enough to figure out how to get past it by the time they're 7 or 8.

ezoe 9y ago
Imagine the children can't read the book for age restriction so they can't learn a new things, or they can't write a letter or make a phone call for age restriction so they can't inform the world they are abused. There is no human right for the children. The book publishers, the paper letter manufacturers, or telephone company has no obligation for the cause of book-reading, letter-writing or phone-calling by the children. But it happens for the medium of computer and the Internet. Because, we failed to decentralize the computer and the Internet, most of the computations currently requires the aid of remote servers from commercial entities and they act according to the incentives. The children doesn't pay much and so many laws make them responsible for the cause of children reading books, writing letters, making a phone call IF the medium is the computer and the Internet. So banning the children from using the web service is the cheapest solution for the Web service providers. The result is, the children can't read book, write letters, or making a phone call. We're heading straight to the dystopia where there is no human right for the children. Who's to say?, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".
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by csense 9y ago

ezoe 9y ago

Imagine the children can't read the book for age restriction so they can't learn a new things, or they can't write a letter or make a phone call for age restriction so they can't inform the world they are abused. There is no human right for the children. The book publishers, the paper letter manufacturers, or telephone company has no obligation for the cause of book-reading, letter-writing or phone-calling by the children. But it happens for the medium of computer and the Internet. Because, we failed to decentralize the computer and the Internet, most of the computations currently requires the aid of remote servers from commercial entities and they act according to the incentives. The children doesn't pay much and so many laws make them responsible for the cause of children reading books, writing letters, making a phone call IF the medium is the computer and the Internet. So banning the children from using the web service is the cheapest solution for the Web service providers. The result is, the children can't read book, write letters, or making a phone call. We're heading straight to the dystopia where there is no human right for the children. Who's to say?, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".

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