• Suavevillain@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    How about they spend their time revamping parental controls instead? The age gate stuff is clear about user data collection and nothing else.

    • Marn@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 hours ago

      Exactly. Age control is obviously needed I am so glad I’m not a kid that has to navigate the social algorithms of our time.

      That said this is obviously a law being pushed by the technofascist companies like meta and their goal is always more power, in this case more data. It’s crazy how many law makers just do what they are told. they are doing the same with trying to lock down 3Dprinters.

      More local control in operating systems as well as parental controls in platforms like YouTube where they could have full control to turn off the algorithm, maybe even a browser api where you need admin to enable adult mode. But based on everything I’ve seem from companies like google and meta they don’t care in the slightest about the children as long as they make their bag