ptoothfish (but beige)14h ago

“gIvE kIdS tHeIr cHiLdHoOd BaCk”

so… you mean fund recreation centres and out of school activities? NO

sports clubs and increasingly walkable cities? HAHA NO

playgrounds, green spaces, skate parks, libraries, any non-commercial spaces where kids don’t have to pay to exist? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

oh… enforce realistic safety standards for urban SUVs and light trucks? WHAT HAS THAT EVEN GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF EGGS?

so how exactly does one give kids their childhood back? BAN SNAPCHAT TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM

oh… what about 4chan or stormfront or kiwifarms? DON’T BE OBTUSE WE CAN’T BAN THOSE HOW WOULD THAT EVEN WORK??!?

Show threadMu12h ago
@ptoothfish I dunno man, Facebook Twitter and so on are pretty toxic companies, I don't hate exposing less people to those assholes.
Show threadThe Penguin of Evil
@mu @ptoothfish Yes and they know it, but they and their political tools are pushing age limits because they don't want laws passed to make social media safe for people as it would damage their revenue.
It's the cigarette company "it's ok if its a dangerous addictive drug and you just ban children using it" trick, and I'd like to say the politicians fell for it, but they are so in bed with the techbros in the UK that they are probably totally aware of the script.
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Show threadMu2h ago

@etchedpixels @ptoothfish your don't think fewer kids on these platforms will make those kids safer?

I think it probably will average out to safer kids

Show threadptoothfish (but beige)2h ago
@mu @etchedpixels they should ban the whole platform
none of these half measures
Show thread64 Islands Aroha Cooperative1h ago

@ptoothfish @mu @etchedpixels fewer kids, fewer elders, fewer citizens should be exposed to social media algorithms

that said, if ID verification means zero bots and fewer sock puppets, then it will make the algorithms safer

Show threadMu55m ago

@ptoothfish @etchedpixels they absolutely should.

At the same time, I don't want perfect to be the enemy of the good.

Show threadThe Penguin of Evil1h ago

@mu @ptoothfish The kids will end up in the places they are not banned, which will be the small spots, the unwatched places, the darker corners of the internet.

And the adults will still be suffering from deliberately addictive technology.

Show threadMu52m ago

@etchedpixels @ptoothfish I've seen this said a lot, but it feels like a slippery slope fallacy.

Besides, if something unexpected like that happens, it's possible for laws to change again. I don't expect this one law to be where things stop