cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/23396300
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nickyflowers posts:it would be cool if websites let you be an adult on them. the advertisers and payment processors need everything to be Family Friendly though and their definitions of family and friendly are absolutely fucked. but since they're in charge of the Internet now, no one is allowed to be an adult. tiktokers say things like "unalive" and "seggs" because they know death and sex are too adult for online. online is for idiot babies only now because they're easier to market to
nickyflowers replies:
oh im sorry you're a trans adult? super ban. you are super banned for life. you have upset Visa's feelings. Mastercard is throwing up in the corner. how could you do this to Google Ads?
Yeah, people say this, but having seen a profanity filter in action... turns out most things do get caught. People just aren't that motivated.
It's a bit different when you're tuning an algorithm and people are just trying to cover a subject you've decided to disincentivize, I suppose, but then why bother? I guess as a token gesture towards regulators, maybe? Socials do seem keen on keeping the tone kid-friendly, though. There's lots of future money in those kids, you can't go scaring them off before you shake them by the ankles.