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Yup. The actual solution here is regulation requiring social media and device manufacturers (networking and user devices like phones) to have simple, accessible
by Lord-Jobo 3y ago
Yup. The actual solution here is regulation requiring social media and device manufacturers (networking and user devices like phones) to have simple, accessible, and robust parental controls.
The law proposed here is a stupid hammer that won't do anything but piss everyone off. Definitely what I've come to expect from my worthless state government (I live here, I'm sorry, ive tried to replace these people several times)
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago> The law proposed here is a stupid hammer that won't do anything but piss everyone off. Certainly not everyone. There are many people that back this.
- edgyquant 3y agoIf teens are so so amazing at getting around restrictions why do you propose parental controls? No these companies should be responsible for not letting teens use their platform just as tobacco companies and those selling their products are responsible for not selling to teens. We already have parental controls and this is a do nothing solution which puts the onus on already overwhelmed parents and fixes literally nothing. We’re looking for actual solutions here, not to check a box and pretend we tried
- michaelt 3y agoIf they worked, a solid set of device parental controls would let the parent manage their kid's usage of social media without the privacy risks of doing effective age verification. It'd be a privacy nightmare if everyone ended up sending all the major websites a copy of their passport/driving license to get access. And policies like "tick box to confirm you're over 18" are a pointless joke.