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[–] 56 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Or, and I know this is going to sound crazy, regulate the social media companies to make them responsible for the content on their websites.

Banning kids doesn't work. They simply use a workaround. Do law makers not remember what it was like to be a kid, or adults telling them not to do something.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

    Yes but this would require intelligent legislature and risks pissing off Big Tech. Far easier to make a few vague proclamations and then throw public funds at more useless age verification tech instead.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Why wouldn't it be okay to piss off Big Tech? That's part of the point. They can either change their ways or fuck off. Governments and people are not the playthings of Big Tech. Intelligent legislature and legislation that is applicable to future technology would be a sensible approach rather than just the tech of current times.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    To be clear, I was being sardonic.

    Doing things the right way is difficult, and I don’t trust governments to do things that might piss off Big Tech because of all the money tied up in that sector. Politicians seem more interested in appeasing the Musks and Zucks of the world than in actually helping people. So it goes.

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