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Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced (theconversation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 17 hours ago

Considering how historically ineffective age bans have been online, I'm surprised that countries keep trying for this. Telling kids, esoecually teenagers, that they're not allowed to use social media will only make them want to use it more, and thus bypass any restrictions, defeating the purpose of the ban.

It's like CoD being 18+ yet somehow still full of prepubescent squeakers who all apparently fucked your mother last night and have Dads who work for Xbox.

Forcing social media companies to put in place appropriate safeguards for kids who do end up on social media like this "digital duty of care" is probably more effective in the long run than playing an endless cat and mouse race.