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The move was due to fears that messaging functions on the platforms allowed strangers to groom children, according to the newspaper. It suggested similar reselling platforms, Depop and Facebook Marketplace, would also be included in the list of banned sites.

I don't even know what to say to this LOL.

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[-] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 7 points 2 days ago

This is so much the wrong approach that i can't even imagine how fucked up these politicians have to be in their minds to enact such crap.

The people that need to be restricted are the evil guys, not the good guys.

This means that social media platforms have to be held responsible if they do not have effective mechanisms to prevent groomers from harassing minors. (I would cut some leeway for new exploits and such - unforseen problems should not instantly doom a platform, as long as these are fixable)

Isolating your youth from important communication streams will only cause problems the moment that they are of age and completely naive - and this is exactly what this legislation is achieving.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Well maybe we are looking at it backwards. Maybe they are looking for the kids to have a shitty environment where they can't actually learn life lessons until they are thrust suddenly into it between 16-18 and are easily moldable/groomable, then unable to perform the basic functions and called names.

They can call it the we hate our kids and want them to grow up to hate us bill.

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