France seeks to ID everyone using social media.
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2025
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I am fine with children not having access to social media but not at the cost of my privacy. If they could implement it without requiring me to submitted any identifying info just to watch some reels, then I'd be all for it.
Classical bingo to authoritarism
It's only to protect children It's only to protect against terrorism It's only to protect against rapist It's only to protect against murders It's only to protect against deterioration oups, it's everyone except the upper class
This is how personal data bills and fingerprint/adn collect bills have evolved
We did the same thing w cigarettes, and to cocaine in coca cola.
Kids brains aren't developed yet, give them a chance.
Social media is bad for kids because it amplifies social comparison and algorithm-driven validation, which can undermine self-esteem and mental health during critical stages of brain development. It also displaces real-world socialization and sleep while exposing kids to content and pressures they’re not developmentally equipped to process.
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Not every prohibition is bad.
There is a reason why we don't let kids under 18 make porn, for example, or are you saying that that too is authoritarianism?
Not every prohibition is bad.
Nobody said such things. I underline how the current state of surveillance has been allowed with this fallacious argument.
Do it, save the youth.
Yea like as much as I'm concerned about government control etc... Social media is actively doing irreversible harm and needs to be treated like digital cocaine it is.
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