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UK Under-16 Social Media Ban Could Hit YouTube Kids, Spotify (yipzap.com)
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UK under-16 social media ban may expand to 150 platforms, including YouTube Kids, Lego Play and Spotify. See who it hits and when it starts.

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[–] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would agree with you, if knowledge about the Fediverse's existence were a lot more common than it is. I don't think that many teens actually have ever heard of alternatives.

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  • [–] 1 point 22 hours ago (1 child)

    As an idiot teen, I can confirm that we can find the Fediverse and will go to any corner of the internet if we're desperate enough

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago

    That's good! The Fediverse should really be a thing that vibes with younger generations. No algorithm that poisons your mind, no profit incentives for the people running instances and a lot more socially liberal than commercial platforms.

    But i have the suspicion - since lemmy only has around 40k MAU, and these are mostly an older fraction of the population - that you might be the exception.

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