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[-] Buttons@programming.dev 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah, parents are getting ruined by social media algorithms too.

Our government seems to be moving towards an "we only care about the children, but everyone, including adults, upload your government papers" approach.

Y'all got any of those protections for adults? I remember reading regulations that companies couldn't show children advertisements. Can I have some of that regulation too?

I just can't stop being cynical that there is little focus on homeless or underpaid adults, or other adult issues, but the one problem we're focused on just so happens to include everyone giving up anonymity on the Internet.

We do need to help kids with social media, but there's a lot of other challenges they will soon face as adults that we're ignoring.

[-] slumberlust@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Are there any examples of 'for the kids' legislation that isn't just something like backdoor encryption masquerading as protecting the young?

[-] vimdiesel@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I think you mean "encryption with backdoors"

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago

Uhh, yes, in fact I'd say most. There's entire systems of childhood health legislation, education, labor, you name it. This is an availability bias showing through. Think about it for five minutes and I bet you can come up with a dozen examples.

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