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UK social media ban expansion for under-16s could cover YouTube Kids (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 8 points 15 hours ago

This is a sledgehammer for a walnut. Soon we'll all have to use real world ID to access the internet, which will be further walled off by having to ask AI instead of doing a search

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    [–] 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

    Tell that to any parent with an autistic child and they will tell you to fuck off

    YouTube kids is 20 minutes of relief

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

    I mean that isn't exactly the talking point I would want to use against age verification… We don't have to dispute that calming children down with videos isn't especially good for their development in order to argue against censorship and against keeping young people from having fun, having access to information, and socializing.

    ETA: and provided that the parent has verified their age, it doesn't affect that scenario anyway, so, huh

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    [–] 1 point 13 hours ago (1 child)

    Not to defend the ongoing bullcrap with the age verification but if you look at what child videos Youtube has to offer this would be better off to be banned from the entire Planet. Just cheap brainrot animation series that aim to keep kids locked in.

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    [–] 1 point 15 hours ago

    Seems like overkill. Sledgehammer for a walnut

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