I'm going to get on my usual soap box for a minute here.
Tech giants and their platforms are harmful to kids and everyone else.
Banning kids from them is a bad idea because it requires all of us to give up our privacy, for no gain, as kids will still get on. This has been proven.
But on top of that, our government, again, uses the excuse of "Protecting Children" to ban them from one of the few spaces they have left, harmful as they often may be.
Our profit driven, car dependent world means kids have little to no autonomy, few to none cheap or free activities. They need to ask to be driven anywhere they want to meet their friends. They need money for any activities. Except online.
These fools in govt don't care about kids. But now they use their "protection" to further isolate them.
Are they proposing making public transport free or cheap so they can meet their friends in person instead? No.
Are they supporting bikes or cycle lanes so they can safely move independently? No.
Are they funding clubs, sports, arts, culture, games or other activities they can do instead of chatting or posting on corporate social media? Lol no.
So what are kids supposed to be doing to socialise and spend their free time?
You betcha they'll find ways around this. They have to. They've got almost nothing else.
Not to mention queer and neurodivergent kids whose entire community might be online only. Flawed as platforms may be. What happens with them?
They'll have to find a way around the ban too.
Meanwhile all of us will be forced to show our government mandated ID every time we want to shitpost on our government approved, adult only socials.
There's no benefit for kids, you should know these ghouls don't care about them.
It's about entrenching control and power over all of us, further isolating kids from each other and avoiding regulating those causing the harm for profit.
Fuck that noise.
Stepping off the soap box now.
