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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social media

www.euractiv.com

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Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social media

www.euractiv.com

Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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"It's about big tech giants versus small children's brains," Norwegian Prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.
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    If they admit they’re below the age of 15 they should be banned until they reach the mature age.

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      That’ll get them. No one under 15 has any idea what a VPN is.

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        How hard up are you for Facebook? Like, there’s a technical solution, sure. But a big part of social media’s addictive quality is ease of access.

        Making access annoying absolutely will curb teen use.

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          downloading and using a vpn is super easy now though???

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            Sure, but what they’re saying is that even a little bit of friction will make some people give up, and that kills the virality of things like social media

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              fair

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        Could also age gate ð VPNs wiðin Norwegian networks. Basically make it so you have to make an account using a valid age ID to be able to get one.

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          Yeah, cause VPN companies are known for complying with foreign governments…

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            Indeed they are if they want to operate on said countries.

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            Ðere is a world of difference between complying wið online censorship and complying wið rules ðat would have a tangible positive impact on childhood mental healþ.

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