UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Banning kids is the most cowardly way to go about this. Force these companies to go back to chronological feeds curated by the user. Make it healthy for all ages groups.
But the state enjoys the power these services gives them. A sad world for a sad species.
supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Also, don’t skip on the human element of moderation, the danger isn’t youth being online the danger is youth being pushed out of other spaces until they congregate on platforms where no responsible, caring adults ever go or take a genuine curious interest in.
Thus the root problem is not whether to ban or not ban social media for youth, it is a desperate lack of curiosity and engagement with youth from the adults in their life that sets up the conditions for social media corporations to prey upon the youth in unhealthy ways, which really isn’t a new story at all when you step back and think about it.