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Canada announces bill banning social media for anyone under 16 (www.engadget.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Social media needs regulation for everyone, and I'm deeply concerned about the impact of ID verification on the open web, but at the same time, given the clear harms, it's hard to argue with people attempting some form of regulation, even if limited and imperfect.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The obvious solution is a government age verification service. Platform age verification is just more data collection, I highly doubt it will even keep kids off social media.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I don't necessarily disagree.

    Though it does raise concerns about government identity systems and fascist governments...

    I grew up thinking that was a ridiculous anachronism, but looking at how far the US has fallen, I do understand the concern.

    Imho the best option is just OS level enforcement. You buy a device, you set up accounts on them, some can be kid accounts, those ones have their web fetches always include their restrictions.

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