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Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social media (www.euractiv.com)
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[–] kava@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Kids are disadvantaged in a number of ways compared to adults

  • the obvious factor is that the prefrontal cortex is not developed. they simply do not have the capacity to make fully informed decisions.
  • another factor is the simple lack of experience. when you compare an 8 year old to an adult, that adult has been through a lot of shit in their life. they learned a thing or two and that gives him the ability to sniff out bullshit much more easily than a child. think of it as the bullshit immune system
  • kids don't have the resources that adults do. they typically don't have access to credit cards so the free things on the internet attract them more easily. websites (really apps these days) prey on this fact.