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The Internet should be for Adults. Do NOT allow children onto the full Internet. Allow websites to Opt IN to claiming to be safe for an age / having a given c

The Internet should be for Adults. Do NOT allow children onto the full Internet. Allow websites to Opt IN to claiming to be safe for an age / having a given content, and allow indexes to create an allow list of sites that have opted in. Any site operating in bad faith should be subject to false advertising enforcement, or if clearly aimed at nefarious activities that sort of crime. User generated content is "Unrated" until moderated.

BriggyDwiggs42 2y ago
Nobody wants kids on the internet (well, most people), but the devil is in the details. I hate the idea I’m expected to provide proof of id to these companies. If poorly implemented, which it will be, then they could use that to correlate advertising to me even when I use a whole suite of tools to prevent it.
- miohtama 2y ago
  Or they can leak your details like Equifax. Then someone goes and gets loans under your name.
- bryan_w 2y ago
  What if Google, Apple, and Microsoft had "kid mode" versions of their OS which is what is enabled by default for any under 18 buying a device and normal mode had to be enabled at point of sale with ID verification? In kid mode, it could only go to kid sites and run kid apps. If a parent ignores all proper advice and enables normal mode on their kids device, then that's on them (or lock them up, idk). The main advantage is that the id check only has to happen once, in person, and it leaves most of the responsibilities on the parent who should have a vested interest in raising their kid rather than a corporation who wouldn't.
  - BriggyDwiggs42 2y ago
    I don’t think kids usually go buy their own devices though, so really this needs to be handled on device setup, which I believe apple phones, at least, already do now. The ID check seems wrong then; if the parent wants to allow their kid to use the device unrestricted then that’s their right.

BriggyDwiggs42 2y ago

Nobody wants kids on the internet (well, most people), but the devil is in the details. I hate the idea I’m expected to provide proof of id to these companies. If poorly implemented, which it will be, then they could use that to correlate advertising to me even when I use a whole suite of tools to prevent it.

miohtama 2y ago
Or they can leak your details like Equifax. Then someone goes and gets loans under your name.
bryan_w 2y ago
What if Google, Apple, and Microsoft had "kid mode" versions of their OS which is what is enabled by default for any under 18 buying a device and normal mode had to be enabled at point of sale with ID verification? In kid mode, it could only go to kid sites and run kid apps. If a parent ignores all proper advice and enables normal mode on their kids device, then that's on them (or lock them up, idk). The main advantage is that the id check only has to happen once, in person, and it leaves most of the responsibilities on the parent who should have a vested interest in raising their kid rather than a corporation who wouldn't.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y ago
  I don’t think kids usually go buy their own devices though, so really this needs to be handled on device setup, which I believe apple phones, at least, already do now. The ID check seems wrong then; if the parent wants to allow their kid to use the device unrestricted then that’s their right.