I’m asking for public policy ideas here. A lot of countries are enacting age verification now. But of course this is a privacy nightmare and is ripe for abuse. At the same time though, I also understand why people are concerned with how kids are using social media. These products are designed to be addictive and are known to cause body image issues and so forth. So what’s the middle ground? How can we protect kids from the harms of social media in a way that respects everyone’s privacy?
Sure, my answer is limited to social media because that is the question that is being asked here.
Ah, I suppose it is.
So I suppose I should direct my grievance at OP for being too narrowminded. There may not be a single solution for protecting the kids, but surely cast a wider net than this.
Also fwiw I think that the profit motive only makes an existing problem worse, it’s not the cause and therefore removing it isn’t the solution. It helps so we should still do it, but we have to be prepared that the job isn’t done.