Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Australia plans social media ban for under-16s

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzd62g1r3o

This may or may not have implications for the Fediverse, however looking at this quote

"These tech companies are incredibly powerful. These apps have algorithms that drive people towards certain behaviour."

While this is the case on mainstream SM, we don't have algorithms here, so there is little to push content to people unless you follow specific hashtag. There is no financial gains either.

This could have implications here though

"There will be no exemptions on the age limit for children who have consent from their parents. The government says that the onus will be on social media platforms to show they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access."

Pehaps we should NOT be stopping young people from using social media, just change the nature of social media, like we have a different model here, that is far more civilised and respectful

You don't stop kids from crossing roads, you teach kids to cross the road safely, so we should be teaching young people how to treat each other with respect, and how to behave both in public and online.

Looking at the news on both BBC and ITV you would not think there was currently a war in Ukraine and a war in Gaza / Lebanon, all we seem to have is endless coverage of the post US election, with what seems to be odd headlines given a lower priority.

@europesays

Social media goes wild over a Squirrel seems to reflect how pathetic it can get on mainstream social media.

@EASE @dnjournals

I will share

@ChrisMayLA6

Badenoch has shown her true values by demanding an apology for people telling the TRUTH about trump.

@CelloMomOnCars

What ever trump does, it won't stop hurricanes or fires becoming more powerful and more frequent, it won't stop floods either. But you are right, the US will missout on the opportunities that the new technological advances will offer.

@luca @guardian

Yes, Trump jas proven anyone can run for office and will probably make laws or change the constitution so anyone can run

@olives

The nspcc report says that snapchat is top app for child grooming, big tech HAS to do something about this and protect users far more. The EU needs to stand it's ground and make robust laws to force big tech to act, but also perhaps have other laws so that if children or anyone comes to harm, then big tech bosses will be held to account.

We may not be able to arrests, charge, prosecute and jail us citizens at the top, but if the boss of the UK office is a UK/EU citizen we can throw the full weight of the law at them.

@guardian

It would not surprise me if Musk, runs for President in 2028, a scary prospect, but one that can be countered if the Democrats can plan and put a very strong campaign together to deal with this or a similar situation, as Bezos or Zukerberg may do the same.

@GinevraCat

Kids learn from the surrounding adults.

@billyjoebowers

Or blame the system that fails to teach about Nazis and waht they did, their reasoning and how that led to them gaining power. We HAVE to learn from history, regardless of how difficult or painful it is.

@dominiksteiger

I have (and suggest others do the same) downloaded and saved that screenshot of the newspaper, given what has happened to the internet archive, there is alwatys a danger that there will be take down lawsuits for any negative press on Trump (as in that that tells the truth). We know the internet is under threat, lets make sure we can preserve what is important.

@Andy_European

It seems David Lammy spoke the truth about Trump a while back, but the new tory leaer (Kemi something or other) called this out as if to say he said the wrong thingk by saying Trump is a Racist among other things, Lets praise Lammy for saying what needed to be said, sadly the rest of politics seems to want to defend trump. Says it all.

@GIMP

Congrats

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