alt Hacker NewsIf they won’t set limits that’s an issue with the parents, not the internet.
If dad leaves the liquor cabinet unlocked the solution isn’t to ban alcohol.
A free and open internet is non negotiable.
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Alcohol is banned for minors so that argument doesn't work.
How does a parent check what the child does on the way to school or meeting friends in a shopping mall.
Public wifi and smart phones chngaes what can be done and what needs to be done.
The day we have an epidemic of children and teens abusing alcohol to the point of it turning into a national healthcare emergency, you will find that stricter control of alcohol will certainly be put in place.
We are at that point now with children having unrestricted access to online content that isn’t age appropriate, as well as being influenced by insane weirdos on TikTok and the like at an age where they are particularly impressionable.
Everything is negotiable. We collectively choose where to draw all the arbitrary lines you draw. Free and open internet is as arbitrary as a completely locked-down internet.