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This is a bad idea, and it’ll be very hard to implement. Better to ban old people from watching Sky News and using Facebook, that’s the real danger to our democ

This is a bad idea, and it’ll be very hard to implement. Better to ban old people from watching Sky News and using Facebook, that’s the real danger to our democracy

nixpulvis 2y ago
Facebook already does this with users under 13. Read here about how they do it: https://about.fb.com/news/2021/07/age-verification/ https://about.fb.com/news/2021/07/age-verification/ But I agree it's a bad idea. See my comment above or below.
- walrus01 2y ago
  The idea that your operating system might share with meta your personal data like your age is pretty messed up.
discordance 2y ago
They’re not mutually exclusive, and this isn’t about democracy. We know that developing brains have been deeply impacted by the easy dopamine engineered hits Meta and Bytedance deliver. To me this feels like a contemporary version of the opium wars, but instead of nation states at war, it’s companies vs people.
- hcfman 2y ago
  Perhaps we should also make it illegal to report on the war in the Middle East in case young people find it traumatising to see that that the western democracies are supporting dropping 2000 pound bombs on children in other countries. Can you image the damage being caused to young minds seeing that death and destruction visually through their own eyes ?
  - discordance 2y ago
    This is not about reporting or content. This is about the health outcomes of young people being negatively impacted by companies maximizing engagement metrics at all costs. Reporting on war happenings occurred before social media was around.
    - hcfman 2y ago
      I'm referring to the ridiculous concern about young minds being exposed to one sort of content, yes it is about content, whilst another sort there's no concern about in the slightest. The choices are bizzare. I assume that discord channels relating to specific pieces of software will also not be allowed anyone under 16. So very clever young kids trying to build software will be disadvantaged now as well.
mhh__ 2y ago
We should also ban people who disagree with me from not agreeing with me
switch007 2y ago
I had to correct my auntie that no, Morocco did not manipulate the weather to cause the floods in Spain. She didn't really believe me. The Facebook propaganda is intense

This is a bad idea, and it’ll be very hard to implement. Better to ban old people from watching Sky News and using Facebook, that’s the real danger to our democracy

nixpulvis 2y ago

Facebook already does this with users under 13. Read here about how they do it: https://about.fb.com/news/2021/07/age-verification/ https://about.fb.com/news/2021/07/age-verification/ But I agree it's a bad idea. See my comment above or below.

walrus01 2y ago
The idea that your operating system might share with meta your personal data like your age is pretty messed up.

discordance 2y ago

They’re not mutually exclusive, and this isn’t about democracy. We know that developing brains have been deeply impacted by the easy dopamine engineered hits Meta and Bytedance deliver. To me this feels like a contemporary version of the opium wars, but instead of nation states at war, it’s companies vs people.

hcfman 2y ago
Perhaps we should also make it illegal to report on the war in the Middle East in case young people find it traumatising to see that that the western democracies are supporting dropping 2000 pound bombs on children in other countries. Can you image the damage being caused to young minds seeing that death and destruction visually through their own eyes ?
- discordance 2y ago
  This is not about reporting or content. This is about the health outcomes of young people being negatively impacted by companies maximizing engagement metrics at all costs. Reporting on war happenings occurred before social media was around.
  - hcfman 2y ago
    I'm referring to the ridiculous concern about young minds being exposed to one sort of content, yes it is about content, whilst another sort there's no concern about in the slightest. The choices are bizzare. I assume that discord channels relating to specific pieces of software will also not be allowed anyone under 16. So very clever young kids trying to build software will be disadvantaged now as well.

mhh__ 2y ago

We should also ban people who disagree with me from not agreeing with me

switch007 2y ago

I had to correct my auntie that no, Morocco did not manipulate the weather to cause the floods in Spain. She didn't really believe me. The Facebook propaganda is intense