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Google asks Congress to not ban teens from social media (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/16/23919221/google-youtube-child-safety-age-verification-laws-privacy

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

1- It has been proven time and time again how social media has done more harm than good to teenagers.

2- I’m only talking about about platforms owned by the big corporations, platforms here on the Fediverse are (from my perspective) much more safer (in the sense that you don’t really see harmful content if you don’t want to).

  1. Where has it been proven that its done more harm than good? Have studies been done to actually explore what 'good' it has allowed, or is the litmus test for it only about what harm may have been affected on teenagers? Whats your basis for this claim?

  2. The Fediverse is equally unsafe if you consider your take in an objective manner rather than just play on what you feel moment to moment.

  3. What's your take on 4chan?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago
  1. Ever since teens had access to social media, there have been studies on the matter, (i'll admit, that in early years they were pretty scandalous, but now they try to act as more of a guide or recommendation for parents).

Here you got one source (again, of many):

https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-and-events/news/2023/10/06/new-study-reveals-teenagers-social-media-use-and-safety-concerns.html

  1. The Fediverse is mostly handled by moderators and the community (like Reddit used to be), so when there's an issue regarding ill behaviour, it is usually handled inside that community. (And besides, instances have their own rules too.)

  2. It's toxic waste, get the hell out of there. 💀☢️