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peterspathtoday at 3:20 AM3 repliesview on HN

This will probably be sneaked in, in more countries under the banner of age verification since more countries are proposing laws than ban children younger than 16 from social media.

I am all for the ban of social media. But I am afraid that it will give us more government meddling and interfering on our devices. And that Apple and google are “forced” to do it. They of course have their own gains.


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abtinftoday at 3:41 AM

> I am all for the ban of social media. But I am afraid that it will give us more government meddling and interfering on our devices.

A “ban” is literally government interference.

Pick a lane.

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brokenmachinetoday at 5:31 AM

I'm all for a ban which is simply, "any parent who allows their child to access social media will be sent to the gulag".

Problem solved, and with minimal government meddling.

kdheiwnstoday at 4:05 AM

A ban explicitly requires government interference. That's what a ban is.