Post #1214100
2026-04-16 18:25 UTC
@NicelyManifest
Yeah, I proposed that before we ban social media by age, instead, let's have a blanket ban on auto-scrolling videos.
This would probably capture the "harm" that we want the under 16s to be shielded from, but older individuals are not immune from it, so they'd also benefit from the ban.
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@NicelyManifest@mastodon.social 2026-04-16 19:53
@manlycoffee Very much so. But expect the likes of Google to have control over politicians to protect the lucrative status quo. The categorically do not care that ad-pumping damages mental health. But society also needs addressing - we have about 80% of people in Cardiff walking with visible device. Often head- and smart-phone. Cannot even tell them not to cross to avoid an approaching car as they cannot hear me. Herd-justified anti-social habits.
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@tzafrir@tooot.im 2026-04-17 07:40
@manlycoffee @NicelyManifest What about #peertube? What makes it not evil?