How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy?

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How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy?

I'm asking for public policy ideas here. A lot of countries are enacting age verification now. But of course this is a privacy nightmare and is rip…

Ban advertising.

No, seriously, think about it. Imagine a word where narrow, strictly defined thing called “advertisement” is illegal. I mean, obviously, we’re in magic fairy wonderland here, but y’know… I live in a state where billboards are illegal. Nothing’s truly impossible… just ‘unthinkable’ mostly. Without ads, the incentive to make the platform addictive evaporates, suddenly companies are competing just to, y’know, make a better platform.

How to say you’re from Vermont without saying you’re from Vermont. 😁
busted!