You would think that all of these people pushing for social media bans for kids would be interested in whether or not these bans actually work...but no, I guarantee we will keep on seeing age-gating bills. theconversation.com/more-than-…
in reply to evacide

Social media bans do work...

... at removing privacy.

The Moneyed funding Trump's fascism want their privacy protected, but not ours.
prospect.org/2016/01/29/mcconn…

thehill.com/homenews/senate/36…

businessinsider.com/senate-rep…

npr.org/sections/itsallpolitic…

Age gating is about surveillance capitalism, not kids.
irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm…

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…

wired.com/story/meta-gdpr-fine…

in reply to evacide

There is quite some research now that those bans are effective. (Articles in Dutch,sorry)

Onderzoek: betere slaap en minder depressie onder kinderen zonder telefoon - nos.nl/l/2616162

Kinderen die leeftijdsverbod sociale media omzeilen, halen lagere schoolcijfers
volkskrant.nl/buitenland/kinde…

in reply to evacide

@mayintoronto It’s important though to look at the source of this report — it’s the gatekeepers themselves. They’re not reporting on wildly complex workarounds, they’re reporting that platforms haven’t in their view done enough yet. This isn’t an admission of project failure, it’s a heads up that they’re ready to justify things that will make it even worse for everyone. The issue is really that the Australian legislation got ahead of age verification vendors, who are now clearly gearing up to market.

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