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Can anyone familiar with the law tell us if this will stand? What grounds does the government have to limit access like this? On an unrelated note, I’m a littl
by vlunkr 4y ago
Can anyone familiar with the law tell us if this will stand? What grounds does the government have to limit access like this?
On an unrelated note, I’m a little surprised how positive people are on this. How many of us spent time online in forums or chat rooms as teens? That can be a very formative experience. Especially for kids who feel like they don’t fit in with the local crowd or feel unaccepted by their parents. I’m too old to get discord, but I can see that internet subculture is going strong there.
- sibeliuss 4y ago> How many of us spent time online in forums or chat rooms as teens? As if this relates in any way to visual social media like Instagram and TikTok, the primary sources of teen discontent. Nerds buried on some internet forum or chat room can hardly be compared to what is clearly a rapidly deteriorating public health crisis brought on by the use of these applications. I'm overjoyed for all of the parents in Utah right now. Legislators are looking at the data.
- docandrew 4y agoI think the toxicity and addictiveness of modern social media are a whole different ballgame from the forums and chat rooms of old. The forums we grew up with weren’t explicitly trying to maximize “engagement” by showing the most viral content and distorting perspectives of the world around us. The fact that most of the forums were anonymous meant that people could be honest if they wanted to, but also bred a healthy skepticism of what strangers were up to, I think.
- vlunkr 4y agoAnd yet this bill will probably impact them in the same way.