Most parties in the Danish parliament said they support implementing a 15-year-old minimum age requirement for social media. It is not yet known which social media platforms will be affected.

  • Jack@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    I agree that education can’t prepare us entirely for social media or for life as a whole, but I see this proposed ban as the easy way out for the government. If social media is a toxic place for children, why and shouldn’t we try to fix it instead of just not allowing children? And if we agree that social media is toxic for children, what makes it ok for adults?

    • zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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      3 days ago

      You can’t fix those companies because you can’t fix their incentives.

      And if we agree…

      There’s a ton of things that are acceptable for adults that aren’t for children. I bet you can come up with at least three.