Maybe instead of banning social media there should be some sort of consensus as to how social media should operate. Get rid of algorithms designed to become addicting or push products harmful to people. Reduce advertisements. Don’t push content that’s from around the world, focus on things immediately connected to someone’s life like posts from friends and family not Rogan and Tate.
As usual, here are my (extremely) unpopular opinions: 1: This ban is made to extend to smartphones for children overall, allowing some abuse situations to be carried out without risk. Furthermore, this might (later) extend to some workers, women overall, then lower “castes” and classes. 2: This is another way for Chat Control to also be implemented later, by setting the roots for such.
Oh, another thing: using age as a metric is darn stupid — aren’t some of the worst leaders actually quite… elderly?
100% on your last point. We need IQ and EQ tests to decide who gets access to sharp social objects.
Let me guess, we’re I Danish (or when this shit spreads to my country) I would have identify my accounts to the government and or corporations.
Sounds like someone is trying to avoid regulating social media platforms.
How about “User must be subscribed to see an activity” so the algo doesn’t just roll you into a rabbit hole.
Subscriptions can still recommend other subscriptions and people can share stuff from their subscriptions but liking something shouldn’t qualify.
Social media is to kids today what cigarettes were to teens last century. Might even be better compared to the Radium marketing blitz that poisoned so many while making a few very rich.
Social media is way worse, and it’s not even close.
That’s an apples to oranges comparison. One is physical health and other mental health and both are hard to quantify
It’s not me who made the comparison.
“Way worse” is a comparison
Why are you ignoring the comment that I was responding to?
I’m not, he’s not comparing cigarettes to social media, he’s saying that social media has replaced cigarettes as the vice of choice for young people.
Hes does compare it to Radium poisoning though.
He literally makes an analogous comparison in the first sentence to cigarettes and social media.
So I say again, why were you ignoring the obvious comparisons that I was referencing with my reply?
And for the record, I completely disagree with your apples vs oranges dismissal.
They are not apples and oranges, as both cigarettes and social media use are directly linked to statistically significant poor health outcomes in people who use them.
But, if you really have a problem with that comparison, you should have replied to the person who introduced that lengthy line of conversation and not just people quickly responding to it.
I think it’s clear that there are problems with children’s use of social media today.
But a blanket ban is not the way to go. Especially since it will most likely just lead to age verification and all the issues that brings.
She is right. I don’t use a smartphone anymore. I now use a dumbphone. It helps me focus and reduce stress. Turns out you don’t need the internet with you 24/7. If someone really needs me, he can call.
This isnt about protecting kids, its about age verifying and de-anonymising everyone. Australia has already gone down this road, dont fall for the trap.
You could just not have Internet access on your phone… A smart phone is more then just the internet. It’s a camera, a Gameboy, an mp3 player, and other useful tools.
Feels like giving up all the usefulness just because it has internet access might be the best example of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
You mean they can leave a voicemail stating their business, right? I’m too anxious to answer random phone calls.
