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Poll finds 90% in favour of social media age ban, while advocates urge action for online harms (nationalpost.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Blisterexe@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Polling shows that social media bans are overwhelmingly popular. This article is for canada but it holds true for the US. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/01/majority-of-americans-support-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16/

Just wanted to share because I've seen people act like it's some anti-democratic conspiracy that these (bad) laws are going into place.

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[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The parents who wouldn't be responsible. Aren't going to be responsible just because there's laws. They never have been. And realistically it's just going to punish otherwise decent ones who due to circumstances beyond their knowledge failed.

Make considerations for child neglect and endangerment charges considering such things when it's appropriate. That's workable/palatable. But the state policing basic social interaction is dystopian as fuck and screaming for abuse. No thanks. The state isn't worthy of that sort of trust in the first place. Not one of them. Leave it to the families and communities, focus on helping them to succeed. It's cheaper and more effective.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But the state policing basic social interaction is dystopian as fuck and screaming for abuse. No thanks. The state isn't worthy of that sort of trust in the first place. Not one of them. Leave it to the families and communities, focus on helping them to succeed. It's cheaper and more effective.

that's exactly what will happen but in a worse form, where everyone will be subjected to it, not only parents that were or not unwilling to deal with this.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 1 month ago

Exactly. It's all a farce of a pretext on its face. But far too many people believe the state not only can be neutral but benevolent. Something which has never been born out in the long term. And are looking for the state to save them from a system built to serve those that would be the state. It's the height of fantasy.