As social media usage has grown, it has heightened concerns about excessive screen time and its negative impact on child development and mental health.
  • placebo@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    5 months ago

    On the plus side, kids under 15 should be taught not to give their names, ages, locations, or any other personal data on the internet

    Yeah, but this ban won’t achieve any of this, but it’ll undermine everyone’s privacy and security.

    Social media fuck up people of all ages. These bans don’t fix the underlying problem.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
      01·
      5 months ago

      Sure it will. To bypass the ban, kids will be forced to conceal their identities. If they expose themselves, the platforms will be compelled to close their accounts. The consequence of failure to maintain privacy is the inconvenience of opening a new account.

      This ban would teach kids to lie better. To conceal their identities online.

      That certainly isn’t the objective of the ban, but it would be a positive consequence.

      Unfortunately, the negative consequences almost certainly outweigh the positive.