Ottawa planning social media ban for children under 16, source says
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-social-media-ban-under-16-online-harms-bill/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-social-media-ban-under-16-online-harms-bill/
7 Comments
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 95d
I'm sure Canada will get it right./S
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 95d
Do the world a favor we can't seem to do for ourselves, and just ban social media for everyone.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 95d
This right here. Social Media isn't suddenly safe when you turn a magic age. It is unsafe no matter what your age is. It is there to addict, manipulate, and use you.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 95d
yes, let's start with lemmy and people who post comments like this to it
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 95d
I'd gladly give up lemmy to save both of us from from yourself.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 95d
I can't read the article because it's behind a paywall…
…but the headline is more than sufficient, really. I cannot believe that any of these people think they are the good guys. "Let's prevent young people from finding friends. It's a bad thing that isolated young people can find communities of people they have anything in common with. I'm making the world a better place by passing legislation to ban them from doing those things! … Wait, are we the baddies? No, can't be!"
el_eh_chase@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 95d
Would it be possible for the government to make it's own social media platform to take the place of the banned corporate options? A ban by itself wouldn't be as effective. I also think social media has good things to offer children if the profit motive and market competition is removed. I feel like this would have more buy-in with more people.