funnymonkey1d ago

Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services?

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/

Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says

The European Union should focus on regulating large social media platforms instead of imposing bans for minors to use them, Estonia’s Education Minister Kristina Kallas said on Friday. Europe…

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Show threadJT Leskinen
@funnymonkey 83 youth researchers released a statement with a similar message last week. Our government is thinking about a social media ban for youngsters, so it had to be done.
Apr 11 at 2:11pmWeb
Show threadfunnymonkey1d ago

@milesizdead The parallels between privacy protections -- which always devolve to blame the user rather than hold the companies accountable -- are so striking.

I'd love to see us get this right.

Show threadBruce Simpson, Ph.D.1d ago
@funnymonkey @milesizdead I don't think that the real violence has even started yet.