It can't be stopped. So it is a fool's errand to pass laws about it. Better to spend time making algos that prevent it from being shown in your or your child's feed.
It is almost a cultural issue and we have to create new morals to teach our kids how to use the internet. Can't legislate morality.
You’re absolutely right unfortunately… Kids shouldn’t use the internet at all imo. One of my harshest beliefs but I wish i never had access to the internet until i was 18.
Rules in my home:
No using mommy's or daddy's phone without direct supervision and only for talking to your grandparents (we live 20 hours away from both sides).
No phone until you can pay your own bill.
Social Media will be banned until at least 18.
No internet without direct supervision.
You can only play video games with daddy.
No smartwatches because fuck those things.
Introduce them to MeWe instead of Meta when the time comes.
I in principle disagree, but children should only be allowed in heavily "sanitized" corners of the internet, though in reality, children are both curious and inventive and tend to find cracks in the walls.
"Can't legislate morality."
Incorrect. Morality is the only thing that is ever legislated. It is simply a matter of whose idea of morality, and to what extent morality should be legislated. VERY little morality should be legislated, but there is no escaping that whatever IS legislated is someone's view of what is morally right or wrong.
