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> There is no single benefit to individuals or society from apps like these, Then hopefully you make sure your kid is not using it, right? There are ways to re

by proc0 4y ago

> There is no single benefit to individuals or society from apps like these, Then hopefully you make sure your kid is not using it, right? There are ways to restrict phones and make sure to communicate the dangers directly. I think social media as it stands, is too dangerous for kids. You would need to have some kind of social media app that checks your real age somehow, and then it's exclusive for kids only. When you mix literally everyone in the same network, then kids are exposed to adult stuff (and I just mean more complex ideas and concepts that might be safe for adults but not kids). Until then, I think the only solution is to ban kids from using social media, which will be hard until the kids-only alternative happens.

krageon 4y ago
> There are ways to restrict phones and make sure to communicate the dangers directly. Your child is / will be better at using the tech than you, so you have to assume you are doing this against a threat actor more competent than you, with most likely more time to spend circumventing it. > You would need to have some kind of social media app that checks your real age somehow, and then it's exclusive for kids only You live in a reality where these checks are not foolproof, so you've just created a banquet for predators. > I think the only solution is to ban kids from using social media [...] Which doesn't work
boffinAudio 4y ago
Parental oversight is the only solution to technology-based ethics issues of this nature. The OS vendors need to have their feet held to the flame until they produce parent-friendly interfaces that allow oversight of what their children are doing with their devices. Regular inspection and attention to your kids is key to raising them to be safe from these dangers. It is the child left in the dark corners of the room with nothing but a world of strangers influencing their minds that is the problem. OS vendors: give parents better tools, or face the repercussions for the insane generation the current broken tools are producing.

by proc0 4y ago

krageon 4y ago

> There are ways to restrict phones and make sure to communicate the dangers directly. Your child is / will be better at using the tech than you, so you have to assume you are doing this against a threat actor more competent than you, with most likely more time to spend circumventing it. > You would need to have some kind of social media app that checks your real age somehow, and then it's exclusive for kids only You live in a reality where these checks are not foolproof, so you've just created a banquet for predators. > I think the only solution is to ban kids from using social media [...] Which doesn't work

boffinAudio 4y ago

Parental oversight is the only solution to technology-based ethics issues of this nature. The OS vendors need to have their feet held to the flame until they produce parent-friendly interfaces that allow oversight of what their children are doing with their devices. Regular inspection and attention to your kids is key to raising them to be safe from these dangers. It is the child left in the dark corners of the room with nothing but a world of strangers influencing their minds that is the problem. OS vendors: give parents better tools, or face the repercussions for the insane generation the current broken tools are producing.