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The effectiveness of the social media ban for kids (lemmy.nz)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49761199

If you have been wondering about the effectiveness of the social media ban of under 15 year olds, this study got you :)

Spoiler: 92%+ of kids age 14-15 in Australia still use it ๐Ÿฅณ

Meanwhile IMO forced verification of users had a much better success rate ๐Ÿ˜‰

Source: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w35162/w35162.pdf

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[โ€“] 87Six@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So badically, 36% used to not use it because they were too young, but now only 8% don't use it, implying that 28% from that 36% found a way to use it despite age checks?

[โ€“] fizzle@quokk.au 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The study talks a lot about a kind of entourage effect. It seems as though, if more than a third of their friends are on social they will attempt to by-pass the age filters. The age filters are reported as "easy" or "very easy" to by-pass. I'm not sure if it's mentioned in this paper but you don't need a fancy vpn or whatever. Some kids draw on a mustache. Some just screw up their face to look wrinkled.

[โ€“] madeindex@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Hahahahah did not know it was that easy hahahha halloween masks or a tablet with a video of a grown up from a movie probably do the trick then as well