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Google asks Congress to not ban teens from social media (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/16/23919221/google-youtube-child-safety-age-verification-laws-privacy

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Ban them, exile them all!

Edit: Ok, i may have been a bit too vague with this comment. So i'll be more specific. ⬇️

Some platforms like Tiktok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube have been nothing but harmful to youngsters (from all ages), due to their manipulative algorithm and poor content management.

So i do believe there should be a much more stronger restriction in access to those platforms.

Something like, you can register at 16 with your parent's permission, or something like that.

Now i now that sounds very drastic, but consider this:

1- It has been proven time and time again how social media has done more harm than good to teenagers.

2- I'm only talking about about platforms owned by the big corporations, platforms here on the Fediverse are (from my perspective) much more safer (in the sense that you don't really see harmful content if you don't want to).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'm a teen and I second this opinion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

1- It has been proven time and time again how social media has done more harm than good to teenagers.

2- I’m only talking about about platforms owned by the big corporations, platforms here on the Fediverse are (from my perspective) much more safer (in the sense that you don’t really see harmful content if you don’t want to).

  1. Where has it been proven that its done more harm than good? Have studies been done to actually explore what 'good' it has allowed, or is the litmus test for it only about what harm may have been affected on teenagers? Whats your basis for this claim?

  2. The Fediverse is equally unsafe if you consider your take in an objective manner rather than just play on what you feel moment to moment.

  3. What's your take on 4chan?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago
  1. Ever since teens had access to social media, there have been studies on the matter, (i'll admit, that in early years they were pretty scandalous, but now they try to act as more of a guide or recommendation for parents).

Here you got one source (again, of many):

https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-and-events/news/2023/10/06/new-study-reveals-teenagers-social-media-use-and-safety-concerns.html

  1. The Fediverse is mostly handled by moderators and the community (like Reddit used to be), so when there's an issue regarding ill behaviour, it is usually handled inside that community. (And besides, instances have their own rules too.)

  2. It's toxic waste, get the hell out of there. 💀☢️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Something like, you can register at 16 with your parent’s permission

Point is - how do you prove the person is of the "right" age noninvasively? Not like the mainstream social media platforms were already friendly to anonymity, but all the methods I can think of are on a whole another level.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know, that's very muddy waters right there.

But again, i only meant that for the big platforms.

I don't think age verification should be necessary on the Fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because a vast majority of teenagers misuse/overuse social media (cyber-bullying, social isolation, phone addiction, and so on...)

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you know that?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Because i was born in the year 2000 so my perception of teenagers and social media is still recent, also i have a younger sibling, and she has shown me the kind of crap teens are on today.

Screw TikTok man, and also screw "Mr. Beast".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So your experience defines everyone else's experience?

How very 'I was born in the year 2000' of you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Everyone's opinion is equally valid.

But my guess is some may want to read what Gen Z's think about the topic.