EXCLUSIVE: EU could announce social media ban for kids in September

Von der Leyen is expected to use her annual State of the Union speech to unveil plans for EU-wide age restrictions on social media

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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

The Australian ban, and proposed bans in other countries (generally I only looked at a couple) aren't targeting things like Nebula though, focus is on large scale user to user platforms.

I just checked out YouTube front page in a fresh browser and it's several tiers below Romantasy in my opinion. You may have a more personalized experience, but the front door of Youtube is... nauseating.

The medium matters as well, the audio, visuals, length, like a sleezy, hyper active content casino.

Anyway, I cheer for any friction added to these tech companies because they are doing so much harm, so anything to slow them down.

But I do get the concerns around IDs and privacy (I personally wouldn't provide any). I think regulatory capture concerns are real as well. My preference would be on targeting the recommendation systems, and also making the platforms liable for content they are broadcasting.

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    It's not at all comparable. If I go into a library and get a book on fixing cars, the librarian doesn't follow me around suggesting Joe Rogan.

    Kids books from the library don't autoplay a pipeline of incrementingly extreme, dangerous or vapid content.

    I don't see the value in the data being greater than the cost of administrating a patchwork of varied regulations across the globe.

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