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grandpoobah
Another western country putting age controls on social media. Gee I wonder where this is ultimately headed.
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31337Logic
You have just committed the "slippery slope" fallacy.
internet_points
First they ban cigarettes for kids, then alcohol, now social media, what will be next? They are eroding our freedoms! </s>
DrillShopper
Kids these days can't even shoot heroin before going to work in the factories and mines. Liberty is threatened! What's next? Standards for safe food, drugs, and cosmetics?/s
Ekaros
You forgot porn...

I wish that we will get to religion and politics one day.

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31337Logic
This is fantastic and about time.
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owebmaster
Color revolution is coming to France
tveita
Have any social media ban proposals tried to define rigorous criteria for which sites should be covered?

I found this for the the Australian ban: "The legislation does not specify which platforms will be banned. Those decisions will be made later by Australia’s communications minister, who will seek advice from the eSafety Commissioner - an internet regulator that will enforce the rules."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89vjj0lxx9o

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theshrike79
Personally I'd limit access to all platforms that have algorithmic feeds that provide content.

If you need to specifically subscribe to a source (and parents can check your subscriptions via parental controls), it's fine.

And absolutely no posting any content for public consumption, for contacts only.

Example:

- Algorithm provides endless content with zero educational value (Youtube Shorts) - not ok

- Child needs to specifically subscribe to to a content creator (A Minecraft Youtuber, who isn't a shouty toxic merch pusher) - ok

- Child posts pictures of her things to contacts (friends, relatives) - ok

- Child posts content that can be viewed by anyone in the world - not ok

M95D
> educational value

> shouty toxic merch pusher

> pictures of her things

> to contacts (friends, relatives)

Too vague. Much, much to vague. There's no way to define these items and they won't prevent bullying which is basically text.

I would ban any child-to-child communication, including any text and any child-to-adult communication unless the adult is pre-approved by parents.

reptilian
Under 15? So... How old he was when he started having an affair with his husband?
singularity2001
Banning it will make it highly "cool" and desirable.
internet_points
True. Cigarettes do indeed look cool. And yet, then ban works as intended.