Should social media be 18+?

[FunsLeaf]

In my opinion social media should be 18+, especially with all this real life bullying, doxxings, child grooming and so on. Kids should instead prefer forums which can be moderated much easier and certain chat apps (except discord since it's pedophiles' dreamland).

Stupid wrong opinion, if you lot keep having wrong opinions some faggots gonna make draconian laws they won't enforce and it'll make things way worse, are you fucking retarded?

Well that's a rather aggressive way of putting it, having the opinion of social media being 18+ is fine, but some retarded karens with such opinions may lead to the creation retarded regulations. Parent however should keep their children on well moderated places because children are dumb, but this should never be law.

 

[SuccuCirno]

Social media should be 18+, but that should not be enforced by the government.

Rather, sites should make this choice themselves. I know Big Tech won't but for example, instances on the fediverse can have that policy. Sure, kids can lie about their age, but if they get found out you can point to the rules and ban them.

Besides, minors that usually cause issues usually feel compelled to list their mental illnesses. For example, "15 | xir/xim | wolf kin | ☭"

 

[cunny poster]

Social media should be 18+, but that should not be enforced by the government.

Rather, sites should make this choice themselves. I know Big Tech won't but for example, instances on the fediverse can have that policy. Sure, kids can lie about their age, but if they get found out you can point to the rules and ban them.

Besides, minors that usually cause issues usually feel compelled to list their mental illnesses. For example, "15 | xir/xim | wolf kin | ☭"

youre just going to make it hard for people to access sites.

Well that's a rather aggressive way of putting it, having the opinion of social media being 18+ is fine, but some retarded karens with such opinions may lead to the creation retarded regulations. Parent however should keep their children on well moderated places because children are dumb, but this should never be law.

if people cant see why it's a bad idea im not going to play nice and give them a history lesson, or point out the numerous policies in place, or for that matter the retarded amount of restrictions this brings about, or even how these types of faggoty pleas for "someone to please do something" has led to normalniggers invading the early internet and trying to monetize every fucking form of human creativity.

 

[SuccuCirno]

youre just going to make it hard for people to access sites.

Nope. I didn't say they have to actively police it or verify. They just do what sites do nowadays and have the rule there as a matter of policy. If they act just like adults and blend in, then they probably aren't an issue.

Just ban the ones that are *known* to be minors. i.e. They try to pull the "minor" card in an argument.

 

[BananaCarrot]

Stupid wrong opinion, if you lot keep having wrong opinions some faggots gonna make draconian laws they won't enforce and it'll make things way worse, are you fucking retarded?

We already have dranonian laws with shit like "Think about the children!" every time someone posts something "controversial" at social media. For example people going like "You can't post porn at twitter! Kids are also using it!".

Social media should be 18+, but that should not be enforced by the government.

I second that.

 

[cunny poster]

You guys are retarded.

 

[Griffchard]

I don't think social networks are so harmful to children and adolescents to prohibit their use until a certain age. Social networks teach children about reality and real life. In addition, it is a great tool that allows children to self-actualize, especially in creativity. My daughter draws comics and promotes them on Instagram. She is looking for story tips on 1394ta.org, and she already has a lot of followers who support her work. And I think it's great that Instagram has become such a wonderful tool for her self-realization.

 

[PrinceNieves]

As a parent, you must know that all social media platforms and messaging apps have age restrictions. Some social media platforms use technology that may not be age-appropriate or interact with communities made up of people much older than your child. For example, there are categories for children under 12, over 13, and 18+. Social media includes tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. In these social networks, the risks of threats to teenagers are minimized, so you do not have to worry. That is, the 18+ content is removed immediately, and the dissemination of content is dangerous to life, etc. My child has had her Instagram page since she was 15 years old, she has about a million followers at the moment, and I'm glad she can make money from it. Because I remember times when I didn't believe it and said that all these buying views to us famoid.com is bullshit.

 

[Hexasheep93]

As a parent, you must know that all social media platforms and messaging apps have age restrictions.

Well yeah, but most of them are 13+,
15+ at most and the argument is about making them 18+ at least

 

[travys@varis]

While I understand that social medias aren't mean for minors (yes, this is pretty much consensus made of majority of society's moral conduct on the internet), it all depends on how their parents educating, guarding, and observing their children of what they do and behave on the internet; the good, the bad, and the ugly. But unfortunately, some of the parents are retarded that they became neglectful of their duties for their children on the internet, and thus no choice but to abide the consensus I mention above.​

There's no way to stop them from using it besides of some bullshit id verification system like UK has where you have to use your credit card to access porn sites.
I think I prefer having to tolerate underage tards and their annoying takes before giving up more freedom/privacy to governments and corporations

And personally I'd never trust the goverment/corpos's authority power to enforce rules on social media for everyone because hey, EARN IT ACT almost got many people duped by it.

And speaking of too young to be on internet, what about young content creators thriving on the platforms? like twitch, youtube, and tiktok even. I'm sure public consensus stated spergingly that "REEEEE TOO YOUNG TO BE CONTENT CREATOR REEEEEEE" and I personally saw from a different perspective of a picture that if they're educated and became aware by their parents/guardians of the good, the bad, and the ugly side of the internet, and how vital/important privacy is (this is very important, critical, crucial even to ensure the their safety), then I'm pretty much would tolerate it. But hey, majority of minor's parents are tech illiterate and make it even worse that their lack of awareness what TGTBTU of the internet is for their children so we're pretty much ended up with an internet we live in.

Heck, I even found DRG (aka notDRG) as an example of too young to be content creator according to society's consensus, he started his hobby/career as a streamer at around 13s. And looking at his progress on youtube, he did one helluva grind. Even with his considerable success, society of internet's consensus find this utmost unacceptable. But me? choosing whether to "wish him for the best and keep up the good grind" or be a total concernfag/moralfag by sperging that "he shouldn't be a content creator, he's too young!!!!" is one helluva choice.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1579843261044518912

 

[Cursed]

parent just need stop put a fucking smartphone in hand of kid.

i think after 14-15 is ok for young people have social media but the more important is education not a shit systeme for check age , or worst the idea of surveillance in generally.

other solution than education not work and harm other people liberty. parent need take responsability and stop blame internet, state all the time.

 

[ninja8tyu]

i really couldn't care less if a child gets their hands on social media, because at the end of the day, people do forget that in general, anyone vulnerable, not just dumb brats, can be tricked and fucked over online through various ways, such as the elderly getting scammed and tech-illiterate idiots clicking on obvious malware

just be smart, don't be a retard, play it safe, and you can go have fun wherever you want

which is why i really advocate intelligence gating things rather than age gating things

 

[Hexasheep93]

i really couldn't care less if a child gets their hands on social media, because at the end of the day, people do forget that in general, anyone vulnerable, not just dumb brats, can be tricked and fucked over online through various ways, such as the elderly getting scammed and tech-illiterate idiots clicking on obvious malware

just be smart, don't be a retard, play it safe, and you can go have fun wherever you want

which is why i really advocate intelligence gating things rather than age gating things

I guess so...

I still dont like the thought of kids being taken advantage of by awful people and creeps. And yes smart kids will probably know how to steer clear from trouble, but lets be honest many arent smart.

My problem is that kids now seem to want to involve themselves into everything without thinking twice, or even once for that matter.
And that is just a recipe for disaster imo

 

[FunsLeaf]

i really couldn't care less if a child gets their hands on social media, because at the end of the day, people do forget that in general, anyone vulnerable, not just dumb brats, can be tricked and fucked over online through various ways, such as the elderly getting scammed and tech-illiterate idiots clicking on obvious malware

just be smart, don't be a retard, play it safe, and you can go have fun wherever you want

which is why i really advocate intelligence gating things rather than age gating things

I would say not revealing your age is a good form of intelligence gating, if someone is smart enough to not reveal too much about themselves such as their age or address and can pass themselves off as a mature adult, then I don't really care at that point, I'm not going to hardcore investigate everyone I speak to on the Internet.

 

[travys@varis]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1582851743334834178

This tweet, the comments, QRTs, and as well as....your thoughts? Just puttin' it here since it's right on topic, I still stand with what I said though.

 

[Mabin]

As far as I'm concerned the less time people spend online, the better. I'm probably biased since I didn't own a smartphone until I was 18. But from my experience it's easy to fall into the trap of constantly checking social media and mindlessly scrolling instead of doing something more productive with your time.. Just be careful and take everything in moderation and you should be fine.

 

[haux]

No, minors will have social media access whether it's +18 or not. And for real, imagine having to be +18 to look at your mom's Instagram account or looking for aesthetics on pinterest.

Besides, minors that usually cause issues usually feel compelled to list their mental illnesses. For example, "15 | xir/xim | wolf kin | ☭"

I will never understand this whole neo-pronoun crap.

 

[IanPoole]

I agree that it's important to be careful about social media, especially for minors. But at the same time, I don't think we should completely deprive kids of the opportunities that social media can provide. Social media has opened many doors for me in terms of networking and promoting my personal brand. It's a great way to connect with people and share your passions and interests with a wider audience. If you're looking for tips on making the most of social media, I recommend checking out enforcesocial.com. They've got some great advice on creating and promoting your content.

 

[Narmy]

The whole internet should be 18+. Too bad there is no way to enforce that without doxing everyone.

 

[haux]

The whole internet should be 18+. Too bad there is no way to enforce that without doxing everyone.

True.