tiddy roosevelt1d ago

As a teenager I was intensely isolated from my peers. I had been removed from education by a parent and, along with my siblings, spent all my time at home. I had little in the way of homeschooling.

The internet, and in particular social mediums, ended up giving me a lifeline. It was my connection to the outside world and gave me a way to socialise, as well as signpost me to subjects I could then look up and learn.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/social-media-to-be-banned-for-under-16s-in-landmark-government-move-to-givekids-their-childhood-back

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Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back

Social media platforms to be blocked from offering services to under-16s, marking a line in the sand and setting a new normal for future generations.

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@babe it's kinda crazy to me: instead of applying pressure on those companies that harvest user data and have algorithms and systems in place that expose to social media addiction, they instead just cut access to social media as a whole, which in my mind is the wrong approach.

How are kids supposed to learn about the good sides of social media and engage with platforms like Mastodon/fediverse etc.?

Jun 15 at 11:14amWeb
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@bitbraindev @babe It’s not crazy. The social media companies are lobbying for this because it’s a red herring that stops governments from making them stop their data harvesting.