alt Hacker NewsAm I crazy for thinking setting age limits is just a lazy half measure by politicians who don't want to actually draft meaningful legislation for social media?
Like the negatives of social media aren't just isolated to just kids and while shielding them from it is generally a good thing it still seems like putting duct tape over a giant crack in the foundation.
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Quarrelsome • yesterday at 8:23 PM
its better than the alternative. I think generally in terms of grooming the internet is an insane thing to give to minors.
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No at all, this is my actual problem with the proposal.
We're 6 months away from the news report about "the new thing kids are using on the Internet" but the open propaganda and AI forgeries on Twitter and Facebook will continue to do their work on everyone else.