Tubefilter: Roblox’s 18+ usership is growing 50% year over year. “KreekCraft is one of the biggest Roblox YouTubers out there–but when he unveiled his own game development studio last month, he said his motivation for launching it was because there aren’t many games that appeal to him as a nearly 30-year-old adult.”

Remember when you were a #teenager and you had really good #ideas, or really big #feelings, and #adults just dismissed you because you were "too young"?

That’s #ageism. We treat #young #people like they’re not fully #human yet, which is how we justify #controlling them, #policing them, and ignoring their real #needs.

What if we actually listened to young people? What if they had a real #vote in their #schools and their #communities? They’re the ones inheriting this mess; they deserve a say.

CNBC: Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled. “New U.S laws designed for online child safety are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates that often use AI technology, and causing major headaches for social media companies attempting to strike a balance for users between legal compliance and privacy.”

Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults

https://misryoum.com/us/economy/online-age-verification-tools-for-child-safety-are/

Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty ImagesNew U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free...

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