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‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2024
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Dang if parents only could do anything about their children smartphone use.
Just like the UK bill wanting an ID for porn sites. And, in the EU, Youtube is wanting my ID for age verification to follow EU law. Isn't a much less authoritarian solution just to use blocklists, or even mandate sites send an unencrypted flag with content that is "adult" and browsers or routers can choose to deal with that or not.
Like if you don't want you child to use a smartphone - just don't buy one for them.