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I’m split on this because on one hand all these platforms are have a well-known link to poor mental health in teenagers however I think this might be another instance where we are legislating something that should be handled by the parents.
On one hand it’s definitely needed, on the other it’s surveillance.
I don’t think it’s up to the parents because if they were informed enough to make that decision then the kids wouldn’t be on it.
Let’s just ban kids. Problem solved. Little fuckers can’t handle anything.
Are you willing to provide government identification to prove you’re not a child?
That’s my major concern as an Australian.
I don’t think there’s any real attempt to protect kids, it’s more about identifying all users on the internet
It definitely is, otherwise they could just mandate phone makers institute and effective blocking system in all phones, and then legally enforce that the program be activated on phones bought for minors. They would never have to know any private information, as the phone companies and parents could be held responsible for implementing the system. Plus forcing the companies to develop it themselves prevents fear of having some kind of government controlled blocker that could be abused
kids could still use social media on computers and tablets, and there’s no way to stop phones being hand-me-downed or ensure adults don’t just buy phones for their kids as ‘adult’ phones.
By that logic theres no way to stop parents from buying their kid alcohol either, however we still have laws against it… kid gets caught drinking underage, then parent gets in trouble. Its not a novel idea of enforcement
I’m just saying that embedding software restrictions on phones known to be bought for under 16s isn’t going to be especially effective at stopping them from popping up on social media. It would have some impact, but not substantial.
Lucky I have Lemmy.
This whole scheme is a farce. It’s the government trying to look like they’re doing something rather than actually doing things like funneling more money into our public schools.
And let’s be honest, the problem is that the world is on fire and the kids are scared. The internet exposes us to that from a very young age these days, but banning it is only going to force our teenagers into blissful ignorance.
All this news cycles for 18 websites listed so far (And only 9 actually affected)
Scratch is probably the number 1 site at my school, and there is still no news on if that will be affected or not.
(Oh. Kick is restricted, but Rumble is available? I looked at the site earlier this week, and the first post was how Trump is saving the day)
Rumble, Odyssey, Bitchute, and everything besides Peertube are all full Nazi cesspits. They are filled with the most heinous crap possible.
