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Agree. Also it creates a false dichotomy in peoples minds. If you fight the orwellian creep into every kind of tech, you must not care about the children! What kind of sociopath is against protecting children!!
Really, I do believe there are many parts of the world children should be protected from. But NOT by giving away our freedom. NOT by turning the world into one huge mass survielance device. NOT by going full 1984. I can be in favor of protecting children even if I object to dragnet surveilance.
Yes, totally. In my opinion parents bare full responsibility over their under-age child (not the state, nor platforms: unless catered specifically towards children), and should be legally held accountable when neglecting their child, whether that be physically or digitally.
It's insane to me, there's parents allowing their child unrestricted access to the internet: not restricting them from getting into contact with complete strangers; like this couldn't escalate to physical contact. There's countless children's platforms, which generally shouldn't allow interaction between users; and where it is necessary, perhaps require parents to give explicit permission.
It honestly makes more sense to me, to have adults prove they're under-age: to be able to access a children's platform; than children (and as a result: everyone, including adults) having to prove they're of-age: to be able to access an adult platform. But it seems this concept is completely foreign to politicians.