Instead of lobbying for age verification and youth social media bans, parents can simply restrict their kids’ smartphone use.

  • @djsoren19
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    16 months ago

    and that’s a fair request, same as any other request for anonymity and privacy. I’m not saying we should kill all online privacy for the sake of the children, and I’d honestly say you shouldn’t implicitly trust any legislature that says it’s doing it “for the children.” Again, there are real arguments to be made for both sides of the issue, and any legislature on the topic should ideally find a middle ground. My stance is purely that this article’s idea of “fuck it, it is the parent’s responsibility” is inherently flawed, and is about as valid a reason to oppose law as “for the children” is to support it.