Post #3384466
2026-06-15 22:40 UTC
A better example for me is driving, we don’t let children drive, millions of children have access to cars, there’s no age gate on the ignition.
Ultimately its the parents that stop kids driving.
Ban kids from using it. Then treat it like a public health problem and educate everybody on the problems, how to identify misinformation, keep themselves safe etc. And require the companies to provide the tools parents can use to protect their own kids. Parental controls exist but i feel they aren’t widely used because it’s difficult and complicated.
I’d go further and start regulating the use of algorithmic feeds for everybody but that’s probably harder to achieve.
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@Kuma@lemmy.world 2026-06-16 06:21
that was a good example. So the police do checks when something seems off, they get a tip or just random checks (which could just be them looking at feeds) so everyone follows the law and parents has the biggest responsibility to make sure the kids follow the law/rules/ban/stay safe. I like your solution, I would add that we should also add education about internet security (the things you wrote) in the curriculum. And also educate/inform parents at the school yearly or something like that as part of it. Wouldn’t the last one (algorithm) be what they kinda try to do now (like Discord blocks you from 18+ stuff) and that is why they need to know your age so kids won’t se some stuff that adults can?