…so why are people so up in arms against bans and restrictions on children having access to social media, where they have even less oversight and can do so themselves?

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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    12 hours ago

    You don’t see the difference between a parent deciding this for their child vs. the child doing it themself?

    I don’t follow, sorry. This isn’t an argument about consent, I’m fairly certain most governments place limitations on the ability of children to consent to many things.

    I’m asking why are we starting to accept and realize that the internet isn’t a safe place to even post family photos, but simultaneously at odds with implementations that would keep kids away from it?

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      12 hours ago

      Because those things that keep kids away from it won’t, and they’re clearly NOT about “protect the kids” - just like every other “protect the kids” things.

      This is about forcing adults to identify themselves wherever they go. This is Doublespeak at it’s clearest.