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Australia bans social media for under 16s (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 day ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 8 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Now ban it for over 16s

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You know in the eyes of government, Lemmy is also social media.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 hours ago

The difference being you can’t stop a federated protocol. I was being cheeky, but banning or at least regulating algorithm-based social media would do nothing but good for society. User engagement and user safety are directly at odds in a for-profit model.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

People should be allowed to do as they please. I think, however, people should be presented with all the potential risks in very clear language if they're going to, in the same way a pack of cigarettes has a warning, access to social media should present similar disclaimers.