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What’s your most controversial opinion? (piefed.ca)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

My reply here.

Tl;dr:

  • Support decentralized alternatives*
  • Exercise parental controls on-device and IRL
  • Teach the children what we learned

It's not a magic bullet, but it's better than putting the Epstein class in charge of protecting the children.

*Obviously, there are cesspools on the Fediverse, too. But we're incentivized and empowered to curate and to moderate these spaces, in ways that we're not on Twitter.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    One of the pros of age verification vs parental controls I could see is the social aspect. I could definitely block my child from accessing social media but if all of their friends are on there then I feel like I am stifling their social life. It just doesn't like there is a good solution. However with age restrictions, no kid is getting on social media, and so they will be forced to come up with alternatives for socializing together.

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