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Move to Ban Social Media for Kids Catches Fire Across Europe (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 2 days ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest US companies.

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[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 6 points 2 days ago

I think it would be better for privacy to just ban certain kinds of social media for everyone. Maybe introduce such strong limitations on targeted advertising and behaviorist addiction techniques that it is practically a ban on the worst offenders.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

is the solution legal based, or "show me a video of your face contorting and Gov't ID to proceed"?

If former, fucking whatever, great. If latter, get fucked.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

So dumb

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Teenagers are not kids

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Ok Jeffery.

[–] mrnobody@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago

Um, I mean 18+19 legally aren't minors, but yes, 13-17 are, by definition, kids.

Social media for the last decade has proven to cause addiction, depression, anxiety, and more in underdeveloped brains like those of kids-specifically teens.