Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressure on content

Re:Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressur... by abraae on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @03:12PM (#41371636)

As a (just) boomer, I'd be in favor of having the voting age lowered to 16. Certainly there are many reckless, feckless and uninformed 16 year olds, but the standard of debate coming from the seniors in the room is horrifying and needs to be diluted by the people who have the biggest stake in our planet's future.

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Re:Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressur... by louthy on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @04:34PM (#41372669)

This is happening in the UK. It was in Labour’s manifesto (and they were recently elected)

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Re:Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressur... by nirav72 on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @05:41PM (#41373404)

Why would lowering to 16 from 18 make a difference? Plenty of data out there shows that age demographic is the least likely to show up on election day and vote.

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Re:Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressur... by abraae on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @07:42PM (#41374482)

Perhaps then the ones that did take the trouble to vote would be well informed and thoughtful.

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Re:Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressur... by generj on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @03:16AM (#41376854)

There is some evidence getting people to vote earlier results in them being more consistent voters over time. And they would potentially be fresh off a civics class.

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Re:Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressur... by nirav72 on Thursday August 29, 2024 @07:27PM (#41396397)

That's interesting. I'll have to dig into this.

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