Jungle George 🌴@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoGoogle asks Congress to not ban teens from social mediamessage-squaremessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down111file-text
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/16/23919221/google-youtube-child-safety-age-verification-laws-privacy
minus-squareStarkstruck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·2 years agoIs it really the government’s job to police what every teen does on the Internet though? I think that’s for the parents to do.
minus-squarethe_q@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·2 years agoIt is the parents job, but what do you do when the parents don’t do that job?
minus-squareStarkstruck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoThere’s a lot of things parents should be doing but some don’t. That however is a whole different argument.
minus-squarethe_q@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·2 years agoThat’s my point. A parent should keep a child out of a fire, right? If they don’t, do we as a society let the child burn because it was unlucky enough to have crappy parents?
minus-squareGranixo@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down5·2 years agoWhen it comes to the big corporate platforms, yes. When it comes to the Fediverse, no.
Is it really the government’s job to police what every teen does on the Internet though? I think that’s for the parents to do.
It is the parents job, but what do you do when the parents don’t do that job?
There’s a lot of things parents should be doing but some don’t. That however is a whole different argument.
That’s my point. A parent should keep a child out of a fire, right? If they don’t, do we as a society let the child burn because it was unlucky enough to have crappy parents?
When it comes to the big corporate platforms, yes.
When it comes to the Fediverse, no.