misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoAustralia bans social media for under 16swww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1707arrow-down16
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minus-squareBMTea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down17·20 days agoI support this move. Some here are delusionally arguing that this impacts privacy - the sort of data social media firms collect on teenagers is egregiously extensive regardless. This is good support for their mental health and development.
minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·20 days agoStrange that the adults don’t want those benefits for themselves also.
minus-squareCmdrShepard42@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·19 days agoI’d support banning it for everyone as well.
I support this move. Some here are delusionally arguing that this impacts privacy - the sort of data social media firms collect on teenagers is egregiously extensive regardless. This is good support for their mental health and development.
Strange that the adults don’t want those benefits for themselves also.
I’d support banning it for everyone as well.