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Not OP but parental controls have existed for over a decade in these platforms with little to no uptake. Now that the UK has had 3 major riots in the past 24 m
by alephnerd 4mo ago
Not OP but parental controls have existed for over a decade in these platforms with little to no uptake.
Now that the UK has had 3 major riots in the past 24 months exacerbated by foreign social media bots, it is all the more critical to prevent children from falling into the trap.
The time for the carrot is over. It's time for the stick.
On a separate note, I find it funny that plenty of so called internet freedom supporters are using HN given that it's terms and conditions give YC full ownership of comments in perpetuity.
- eesmith 4mo ago"Parental controls? What parental controls?", a.k.a. "Parental controls are unusable… and it’s why Congress is stepping in." - https://web.archive.org/web/20231115165553/https://gabrielsieben.tech/2023/11/15/parental-controls-are-unusable-and-its-why-congress-is-stepping-in/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231115165553/https://gabrielsi... - 113 comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38314224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38314224 "Parental controls aren't for parents" - https://beasthacker.com/til/parental-controls-arent-for-parents.html https://beasthacker.com/til/parental-controls-arent-for-pare... - 456 comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46464652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46464652 "Apple’s Parental Controls Are Broken" - https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-parental-controls-are-broken-55a2aa52 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-parental-controls-are-br... - 43 comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36921602 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36921602 "Apple parental controls have more holes than Swiss cheese" - https://xcancel.com/MichaelErmer_/status/2012515535326527740 https://xcancel.com/MichaelErmer_/status/2012515535326527740 - 3 comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46672071 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46672071 And as a bonus "Tell HN: Attackers using Google parental controls to prevent account recovery" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47056472 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47056472
- undersuit 4mo agoApply the stick to the companies and people doing this, you don't think social media was critical in the UK riots? See how even adults are affected by the thing you're proposing controlling with age limits.
- Taurenking 4mo ago[dead]