Mastodawn

FO3lonewanderer 1d ago

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Research of a very small sample of parents suggests ~70% of children still have access to social media.

Yet, at 67 years of age, I have to submit verifiable photographic ID to a Palantir subsidiary to subscribe to Substack.

The people in charge of these initiatives are morons, and dangerously so.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-14/why-teens-say-social-media-ban-isnt-working-for-under-16s/106780590

#chatcontrol #privacy

Why young people say the social media ban is not working six months on

Research suggests many under-16s are still active on social media platforms. BTN High explores why and tests the accuracy of popular technology used to estimate age.