The momentum is building for a social media ban for minors in one of the largest economies in the world.

  • warm@kbin.earth
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    18 hours ago

    Ignoring the desire for state control a moment.

    If they actually cared, they would spend the money on education and social services instead.

    The internet is already age-gated, children cannot buy an internet connection.

    It is adults who let them access it, unsupervised. Better parental controls and education/advice on how to use them is required for current and future parents.

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      14 hours ago

      It is impossible for me to believe this has anything to do with protecting minors. None of these measures ever do.

    • No_Eponym@lemmy.ca
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      16 hours ago

      Bingo. Why do they need an Internet connected device at all? Give them a dumb phone, and if they use a computer put it in a public area when it is online. Problem solved.