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On the one hand I’m glad HN doesn’t do embedded images, on the other I’d really like to see this thread just be popcorn eating GIFs. It’ll certainly be interes
by phatskat 11mo ago
On the one hand I’m glad HN doesn’t do embedded images, on the other I’d really like to see this thread just be popcorn eating GIFs.
It’ll certainly be interesting to see how this plays out - I feel like Twitch reaches such a large and diverse demographic that the response will be palpable.
I haven’t looked, but I’m assuming this ban already applies to YouTube, right?
- nunobrito 11mo agoThat wouldn't be totally bad. Besides reducing the power of google and their algorithms over people, it would give an advantage for other platforms to grow. But of course those alternatives would also be banned at some point in time.
- michaelt 11mo ago> I haven’t looked, but I’m assuming this ban already applies to YouTube, right? Apparently someone from the government looks at the site and assesses how 'core' the online social interaction is to the site. Banned: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, Kick and Twitch Not banned (yet): Pintrest, YouTube Kids, Google Classroom, WhatsApp, Discord, online games like Roblox, AI chat. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyp9d3ddqyo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyp9d3ddqyo
- viktorcode 11mo agoThis list indeed seems to be a random selection
- dyauspitr 11mo agoSeems reasonable to me.
- viktorcode 11mo agoIf the aim was to limit children exposure to social messengers, then Discord absolutely must be on the list. I don't know the backstory, but it seems to be a typical exercise of political power by the people lacking expertise in the field.
- ares623 11mo agoBeing a parent myself, the list is not random. The ones in the banned list deserve to be there. I would argue Youtube Kids needs to be banned too.
- calgoo 11mo agoIF the filters actually worked for youtube kids then i would not have an issue with it, some very low effort AI crap keep showing up with the latest brain rot song so i agree.
- lan321 11mo agoDiscord and Roblox are probably the grooming/edating center of the net right now. The banned ones are just SFW sites where they can see some titties.
- jeeeb 11mo agoRoblox apparently was at risk of being banned but worked with the government to implement extra controls
- sunaookami 11mo agoI thought YT Kids doesn't have comments? Watching videos etc is still possible with the ban.
- petepete 11mo agoSteam straddles the line between gaming and social too.
- oompty 11mo agoI'm surprised that Discord isn't part of that ban since it seems so much more social media like. One could argue that it has much smaller private and semi-private groups but there are large servers with hundreds of thousands or even millions of users that are basically the same as Reddit content and user wise.