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While it is good that more #regulations are coming for #online platforms (and #COPPA must go), it remains to be said that the well-being of #children should not rely on for-profit businesses: No regulation will deter them from milking the unsuspecting kids. Parents and teachers, on the other hand, should adapt to the reality: neither laissez-faire nor strong-arm, but communication through knowledge and empathy, will lead the new generations onto the right track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6G3QNPQy8

The Truth About Our Kids and the Internet | NYT Opinion

We all know how difficult it can be to close our social media apps and walk away from our devices. Just one more scroll, we tell ourselves. Just one more pee...
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#online #Children #regulations #coppa
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And here we have someone calling for kids to give up (the sense of) #privacy for global age verification... Look, kids are curious and need social status, hence they will get on #socialmedia sooner or later, so will age requirements make them understand what they're getting into? But I do agree on building a platform better suited for kids... Maybe have supervised clubs at schools running #ActivityPub instances in closed federations (connecting nearby schools)?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/social-media-parents-children.html

Opinion | It Was a Mistake to Let Kids Onto Social Media Sites. Here’s What to Do Now.

Changing a law to raise the age requirement for social media use could empower parents.
Yuval Levin (The New York Times)
#privacy #activitypub #socialmedia
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