An appeals court has allowed Florida and Georgia to start enforcing online age gates. Some young people will lose accounts, and everyone faces new privacy risks

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[–] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

Ah, yes. Doubling down in self-righteousness. That always works. 🙄

"Social media" isn't bad. The ones that put themselves in charge of it are. There was a time before all this bullshit that "social media" was one of the key methods to build community among the downtrodden, displaced, and otherwise discarded people among us.

Again, you're letting your feelings guide your opinions and shellac them with academic frippery while you still blind yourself to the simple fact: you're conflating the tech with those responsible for promoting its use in this disgusting, indefensible way.

A for effort, but no.

Oh, and bonus point for the ad hominem, kiddo. Really underlines your stainless assertion. 🤣🖕🏼

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    No self righteousness here. How did you even get that from my comment? Where did I insinuate anything that made you think I was higher than anyone else?

    Again, you’re letting your feelings guide your opinions and shellac them with academic frippery while you still blind yourself to the simple fact: you’re conflating the tech with those responsible for promoting its use in this disgusting, indefensible way.

    Where did my feelings show? I expressed an opinion thats it. You took offense and replied with hostility and insults.

    You call me kiddo. I was here before myspace. I was here before AOL. I was a member of facebook when it was invite only. I'm a programmer by trade. I helped build the algorithms that you claim help your cause. I have seen first hand how they work. They don't help you. I try to make amends for my work by educating people but some, like you, have fallen victim to the algorithms. I feel pity for you.

    Feel free to check my history here. Its clear that I know what I'm talking about with regards to computer science.

    You are mistaken in your argument and your attacks on me.

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