How do people feel about this in the context of Nostr? I’m interested in hearing some thoughts on kids using decentralized permissionless social media.
Discussion
Children have to be monitored period
Should the state be allowed to override parental consent regarding whether a minor under the age of 18 can access a specific online service?
I could answer you at “Should the state be allowed to override…”
No.
This is one line from the article that really stood out for me:
“There are currently two pieces of legislation in Congress that would restrict minor access to social media. If signed into law, they would create minimum ages for social media use, without the option of parental consent.”
#nostr has always seemed to me to be more healthy than the alternatives
and a great thing about nostr is that you can make it exactly the way you want it, by choosing relays, followers, clients etc.
Dont need law they need education to learn to be net smart just like we have learn to be street smart. Also predator be ware what is on nostr can’t be erased so…
That law reads as though the state is stalking children. They should have a law against that…. Or just have laws that protect property and privacy only.
I was raised by the internet, wouldn't recommend it, but I turned out alright. If a parent is negligent, that doesn't mean a kid can't figure it out for themselves. I'd say, it set me back 5 years in terms of responsibility/ethics/etc. But that's life.
There has to be an ordinal structure of authority regarding children. Ambiguity leads to what we have now. So who gets first place in terms of responsibility? Always parents. Parents have been shitty for millennia, but who's a better person to put at the top of the authority hierarchy, the government?
So no, I would be careful about allowing my children onto the internet, but I am absolutely against the government getting involved, period.