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[–] KelvarCherry@piefed.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 months ago (11 children)

No, please don't do any of that?!? What is it with this push to isolate children from all resources online?!? Were none of you a kid on the internet? Why are we damning the ostracized and struggling children?

Please consider the LGBTQ+ kids, neurodiverse kids, kids growing up in regressive households, child abuse survivors, lonely children, and all of the utility that computers decide. Isolating kids from "not approved" voices is a key dream of the Heritage Foundation and the other think-tanks of big tech, corporations, and Christo-fascism.

No Clue how anyone can support letting the US government of propaganda, queer erasure, burying unpleasant history;have MORE control over kids. They're already putting PragerU propaganda in schools. Let's not close off another source of information.

[–] Xella@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

When I had full, unrestricted, and unmonitored access to the Internet as an underage teen from 2001-2006 I sent nudes and watched videos of super normal things like beheadings. I had sexual "online relationships" with adult men. It's fun (/s) knowing that CP of myself still exists online. If you want to continue feeding pedos what they want then sure, let them have all the access they want. Based on my experience alone, I fully believe children should NEVER have access to the internet outside of simple and relatively safe websites like maybe YouTube or something like video games to play online with friends. It's very unfortunate for queer children and I feel deeply for them. I 100% understand your point. But it's not safe, it's not ok. They will end up being taken advantage of in some way or another.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but there's a middle ground between full, unrestricted, unmonitored access, and submitting to a surveillance state.

[–] Xella@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm not suggesting a surveillance state. I just hope parents would do their job and restrict the Internet. I do not support online surveillance and I do not agree with the new bogus id verification laws. I had a unique experience and I don't want other children to share it

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