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MikeMugabushaka
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@tama
I really appreciate Emily's story and am happy she found a supportive community online.
(It would be interesting to know which platform she used.)
But let's remember that those platforms are not created to help people like Emily.
Maybe the efforts could go into supporting those platform.
I don't think we are going to agree on the "ban", but I am really curious.
I started using tiktok few days ago: can anyone tell me which benefits it has ? (genuine question)
@tama
The arguments against the ban (yours and Emily's) rest on the fact that we can regulate the social media and they can become better and safer.
I think that a ban is a regulation: If the Social Media target children /young people as a market, let them come up with products which are safe in first place.
The arguments against the ban (yours and Emily's) rest on the fact that we can regulate the social media and they can become better and safer.
I think that a ban is a regulation: If the Social Media target children /young people as a market, let them come up with products which are safe in first place.
@tama Hi,
thanks for the reply.
It took years for the society to realize the harms of smoking and act upon it.
(and as you say, the harms were relatively easy to research and agree upon).
We don't have (yet) the same research years for Social Media .
But I think agree that in their present form, Social Media have harmful effects (that you call euphemistically "carrying risks") .
and yes, they have advantages too (communication, entertainment ...).
thanks for the reply.
It took years for the society to realize the harms of smoking and act upon it.
(and as you say, the harms were relatively easy to research and agree upon).
We don't have (yet) the same research years for Social Media .
But I think agree that in their present form, Social Media have harmful effects (that you call euphemistically "carrying risks") .
and yes, they have advantages too (communication, entertainment ...).
@tama : I consider myself quite liberal, but I think as it is for smoking, alcohol : sometimes parents need in form of regulations.
To simply say "it won't work" or "it does not foster digital literacy" seems to miss the point in my view.
I wish our governments in Europe would do the same.
To simply say "it won't work" or "it does not foster digital literacy" seems to miss the point in my view.
I wish our governments in Europe would do the same.
@tama : Dear Professor,
I respectfully disagree with your opinion.
As a father of teenagers, I don't know which tools you are referring to "make things better" (or which improvements you have seen).
You seem to imply that bans don't matters as kids will find ways to get it.
Some parents - me included - were able to hold off the kids from the platforms by pointing out to age limitations (13).
I respectfully disagree with your opinion.
As a father of teenagers, I don't know which tools you are referring to "make things better" (or which improvements you have seen).
You seem to imply that bans don't matters as kids will find ways to get it.
Some parents - me included - were able to hold off the kids from the platforms by pointing out to age limitations (13).
@dkochetkov Thanks for sharing your thoughts. please find a chat-GPT translation of the six points of the declaration. I will let other readers make up their minds (for my part, I must admit that I can't find anything objectionable in it., or am I missing something) https://chatgpt.com/share/b5045025-58b6-402e-8354-9b683f16b238
@opencitations This is sad and a big loss for open science movement. I am happy to know he lived to witness some of the fruits of his efforts. I hope the community will continue his work
OpenCitationsIt is with deep sadness and sorrow that we announce the passing of OpenCitations Founder and Co-Director Prof. David M. Shotton on Saturday, 18th May.
We want to celebrate the profound impact of his intellectual and human legacy through the words of those who knew him as a colleague in the context of his work in OpenCitations and the Open Science ecosystem but above all as a guide and a friend:
https://opencitations.hypotheses.org/3618
Remembering David M. Shotton, Founder and Co-Director of OpenCitations
The Founder and Co-Director of OpenCitations, Prof. David M. Shotton, peacefully passed away on Saturday, 18th May, after a long battle against illness. With his death, OpenCitations lost a Director, a Mentor, and a Guide. OpenCitations wouldn’t have existed without David’s foresight, which led him to design the first prototype of OpenCitations as a one-year … Continue reading Remembering David M. Shotton, Founder and Co-Director of OpenCitations
Bianca Kramer@opencitations So sorry to hear the sad news. David has been such a powerful voice and driving force for open infrastructure and open metadata, and will be missed by so many.