▲ 787 ▼ Australia bans social media for under 16s (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world 224 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Oh I agree. I wouldn't want a stronger law. I'm just not too concerned with this one. I think if there are concerns with social media we should discuss how to solve them for everyone. We generally say 16-21 you are an adult so fuck it, whatever happens to you is your fault and ignore the predatory nature of organizations. We should outline the specific concerns and determine what, if any, steps we can take. As an example, gambling. I think it's fair and reasonable to allow gambling. I think ensuring gambling isn't predatory is a reasonable limitation. I expect for most people it isn't a problem but I think providing help to gambling addicts is also reasonable. Social media should be viewed through a similar lens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Oh I agree. I wouldn't want a stronger law. I'm just not too concerned with this one. I think if there are concerns with social media we should discuss how to solve them for everyone. We generally say 16-21 you are an adult so fuck it, whatever happens to you is your fault and ignore the predatory nature of organizations. We should outline the specific concerns and determine what, if any, steps we can take. As an example, gambling. I think it's fair and reasonable to allow gambling. I think ensuring gambling isn't predatory is a reasonable limitation. I expect for most people it isn't a problem but I think providing help to gambling addicts is also reasonable. Social media should be viewed through a similar lens. permalink fedilink source parent