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Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social media (www.euractiv.com)
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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That'll get them. No one under 15 has any idea what a VPN is.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    How hard up are you for Facebook? Like, there's a technical solution, sure. But a big part of social media's addictive quality is ease of access.

    Making access annoying absolutely will curb teen use.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    downloading and using a vpn is super easy now though?????

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sure, but what they're saying is that even a little bit of friction will make some people give up, and that kills the virality of things like social media

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  • [+] -14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Could also age gate ð VPNs wiðin Norwegian networks. Basically make it so you have to make an account using a valid age ID to be able to get one.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah, cause VPN companies are known for complying with foreign governments...

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