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Australia bans social media for under 16s (www.theverge.com)

submitted 6 days ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Those kids already have exploiters; their parents. The right to communication should be granted to all, and especially the most vulnerable.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They have schools, churches, neighbors, other family, etc etc. There are plenty of organized groups online looking for kids to exploit.

You're assuming that they'll find good people online. If they don't they'll end up much worse than when they started.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Kids are people and they deserve a chance to try.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I live in New York City. Old timers here remember when 42nd Street was called 'the Minnesota Strip.' It got that name because thousands of young people [some as young as 12] would jump on buses and come to New York to live the dream. They'd be met by pimps who routinely patrolled the bus terminal and quickly gathered up as many as they could.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ok boomer

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So, you're saying my point is relevant, but you'll ignore it because it involves historical facts?

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No. Your point is old people stuff from the physical world. Times changed and your knowledge is out of date. You're trying to apply physical wisdom to the digital world. Because you're a boomer who doesn't understand technology.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

So, you think that because it's online people are safe from exploitation?

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