Mastodawn

Social media bans don't work.

Yet it's happening globally as leaders try to grab headlines with creeping digital ID checks.

This doesn't take on how platforms are designed to capture users' attention with harmful content through data-driven algorithms so they can sell ads.

ORG's @JamesBaker explains ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/bBTjPwubE92HMVGtt9dN2Z

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Social media bans don't work #stopKillingInternet

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Open Rights Group 2d ago

A global movement to #stopKillingInternet is coming.

Bans will wall off the open Internet. Kids locked out and adults pushed through digital ID checks.

Connection and access to information is being swept away for a policy that leaves platforms free to continue promoting harmful content for profit.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.com/

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Stop Killing the Internet

Governments are walling off the open internet. We are a global movement opposing restrictions — and building a better internet.

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Cllr Gareth Kitchen

@openrightsgroup FWIW, I gave my kids access to our Proton Visionary account as soon as they hit secondary school. So they had quality VPNs, and I installed LineageOS on their phones. I also spent loads of time training them on surveillance capitalism, Big Tech data practices, and digital sovereignty.

Yes, most adults can’t do this alone, but schools can. We need to shift the focus from “blocking access” to teaching kids how to survive in the current digital ecosystem. I cannot be the exception here. It’s worked—they turned out fine!

Is this on parents, or should it be part of the curriculum? I think both, but with way, way more emphasis on schooling. 👇

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