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How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy? (piefed.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by ageedizzle@piefed.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm asking for public policy ideas here. A lot of countries are enacting age verification now. But of course this is a privacy nightmare and is ripe for abuse. At the same time though, I also understand why people are concerned with how kids are using social media. These products are designed to be addictive and are known to cause body image issues and so forth. So what's the middle ground? How can we protect kids from the harms of social media in a way that respects everyone's privacy?

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Make parental control filters mandatory. i.e. if your kid is caught on social media, parents get a fine (proportional to their income and wealth, of course). Worked for seatbelts.

Also, make social media less addictive in general. Sure it's dangerous for children, but it's also dangerous for adults, and are those actually well-informed about how purposefully addictive social media is? Facebook etc. make their products as addictive as possible, and on top of that they're also quite selective about which political propaganda is being pushed. And why the fuck is twitter/X still legally available in every European country? They're literally pushing child porn.

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Also, make social media less addictive in general. Sure it's dangerous for children, but it's also dangerous for adults

This is a good point. We should consider general harm reduction strategies just like we do with cigarettes for example.