Do you think kids should be prohibited from using social media? If yes, how should it be done? If no, why? - eviltoast

I saw this article, which made me think about it…

Kids under 16 to be banned from social media after Senate passes world-first laws

Seeing what kind of brainrot kids are watching, makes me think it’s a good idea. I wouldn’t say all content is bad, but most kids will get hooked on trash content that is intentionally designed to grab their attention.

What would be an effective way to enforce a restriction with the fewest possible side effects? And who should be the one enforcing that restriction in your opinion?

  • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
    9·
    11 hours ago

    Absolutely not. Anything you put in is likely going to have privacy issues for both adults and children, and you forget how smart children are. I know we had firewalls and all kinds of shit when I was in school, and I was the person who taught everybody else how to bypass them in like five minutes. There is not a filter in the world you can put up that are going to keep children from the content that they actually want to look at.

    • FeelzGoodMan420English
      4·
      10 hours ago

      Agreed. I knew how to use a VPN when I was like 11 years old. Shit isn’t hard.

    • Im_old@lemmy.world
      32·
      11 hours ago

      Have you ever heard of the great firewall of China? It’s always a budget issue, not a technical issue. We can block what we want with the right resources.

      • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
        6·
        11 hours ago

        I think the better question is who has not heard of the Great Firewall of China, but it can still be bypassed. In fact, I’ve even spoken on a podcast with somebody from China by passing the firewall while we were talking.