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Forcing social media companies to charge for accounts would be my first approach. Either by taxing it so much that they have to, or by explicitly requiring pay
by marcus_holmes 4y ago
Forcing social media companies to charge for accounts would be my first approach.
Either by taxing it so much that they have to, or by explicitly requiring payment. I'm not sure how you'd define "social media" vs say, HN (or is HN social media?).
Taxing advertising revenue at a higher rate could also do it (hmm, thinking about this, this might solve a lot more problems too).
For countries that don't do credit cards, there are other means - usually through the telco that provides mobile access.
Anyway - making users pay for it would associate the account with a credit card, and kids would have to do the same thing they do with mobile games and other paid-for stuff online - negotiate with their parents to get access. At least their parents would be aware.
- lelandbatey 4y agoI'd happily pay ~$3 a month for HN or other social media; I already pay way more on average per creator on Patreon and I frequently don't get a monthly benefit from that.
- klyrs 4y agoHN is social media. So are old-school forums. Hell, Usenet and IRC qualify in my opinion.
- PurpleRamen 4y agoWhich means, a more detailed naming is necessary. Like, "personalized media" or something like that, to distinguish it from classical media where the user is not the target of engagement fishing.
- deafpolygon 4y ago> Forcing social media companies to charge for accounts would be my first approach. It may work at first, but it will devolve into a stratified system of people who can afford it, and those who can't.
- Thlom 4y agoSomething Awful are charging $10 for an account and it's basically just trolls. :-)