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[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

The answer (IMO) isn’t to succumb to their demands, it’s to cease using their platform. I promise you, you can do without Facebook (or insert any other problematic platform).

Besides, it’s not like age gating is going to prevent children from getting on under their parents ID. My kid has been trying for months to get us to use our IDs to get them full access to Roblox. My spouse might cave but for my annoying and stubborn insistence that that’s a line we do not cross.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately, in some communities, that's still impossible to do fully.

Hopefully that'll change with time. I'd love to see another mass migration to federated platforms.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Exactly what I'm saying to the kids who argue that they can't function without it. My generation did, and it's easier for them having text and email, which I didn't have until I was in my mid-teens.