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This is going to be an uphill battle. Not only is enforcement on a judiciary level extremely difficult (the kids as well as the companies have ways and reason

by theK 4y ago

This is going to be an uphill battle. Not only is enforcement on a judiciary level extremely difficult (the kids as well as the companies have ways and reason to skirt jurisdiction on the borderless Internet) but you have the problem that addictive products will remain addictive even if there are better options out there. Personal opinion but I think the best way to counter the social media plague for young people will be something akin to making them "uncool in the schoolyards"

sytelus 4y ago
It should be super uphill battle. I really hope so. Parents should determine what’s appropriate and the use cases. People trying to create laws left and right for every damn thing is just nuts. We have ended up with “I accept cookies” on every website now. Isn’t that enough for these “bring in government into every aspect of our life” nuts? My wish would be no laws could be passed unless we have 3/4th of votes and every 10 year old law gets expired unless passed again.
whats_a_quasar 4y ago
You could have said the same thing about teenage smoking. It's addictive, hard to regulate away, but teen smoking regulations had demonstrable and massive health impacts. Cultural change is best, but governments have an obligation to improve public health. Particularly for minors, the vast majority of whom can't make informed decisions about addictive technology.
- theK 4y ago
  I think youth smoking is a good example. - It wasn't enough to stop sale to minors (they still got them). - It wasn't enough to run information campaigns in schools and legislate packaging warnings (stuff like this gets blatantly ignored) What really worked in the US (but even that with a lag of 5-7 Years) was: 1. blanket banning smoking on the media in the 90s 2. progressively blanket banning smoking in the public since the 90s Edit: formating

by theK 4y ago

sytelus 4y ago

It should be super uphill battle. I really hope so. Parents should determine what’s appropriate and the use cases. People trying to create laws left and right for every damn thing is just nuts. We have ended up with “I accept cookies” on every website now. Isn’t that enough for these “bring in government into every aspect of our life” nuts? My wish would be no laws could be passed unless we have 3/4th of votes and every 10 year old law gets expired unless passed again.

whats_a_quasar 4y ago

You could have said the same thing about teenage smoking. It's addictive, hard to regulate away, but teen smoking regulations had demonstrable and massive health impacts. Cultural change is best, but governments have an obligation to improve public health. Particularly for minors, the vast majority of whom can't make informed decisions about addictive technology.

theK 4y ago
I think youth smoking is a good example. - It wasn't enough to stop sale to minors (they still got them). - It wasn't enough to run information campaigns in schools and legislate packaging warnings (stuff like this gets blatantly ignored) What really worked in the US (but even that with a lag of 5-7 Years) was: 1. blanket banning smoking on the media in the 90s 2. progressively blanket banning smoking in the public since the 90s Edit: formating