I’m asking for public policy ideas here. A lot of countries are enacting age verification now. But of course this is a privacy nightmare and is ripe for abuse. At the same time though, I also understand why people are concerned with how kids are using social media. These products are designed to be addictive and are known to cause body image issues and so forth. So what’s the middle ground? How can we protect kids from the harms of social media in a way that respects everyone’s privacy?

  • ageedizzle@piefed.caOP
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    8 days ago

    I agree but many of the harms of social media don’t really manifest until the child hits puberty anyway, so not getting a phone until age 12 isn’t really going to help with that