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Re:UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s by stavros on Sunday June 14, 2026 @11:19AM (#48528129)
A better measure would be to mandate that social media platforms can only show you content from people you follow, and in chronological order.
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Re:UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s by witx on Sunday June 14, 2026 @11:21AM (#48528168)
I like this idea, to me the algorithm the most offending part.

But how do you control what a kid can or cannot follow? They can still follow Andrew Tate and his temu versions

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Re:UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s by stavros on Sunday June 14, 2026 @11:23AM (#48528193)
At some point you have to allow people to see what they want to see. You don't have to make it so that what they want to see is pushed on them, though, and this is what modern social media does. It pushes stuff just because it's engaging.
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Re:UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s by nly on Sunday June 14, 2026 @11:25AM (#48528221)
That basically kills the business model and would wipe hundreds of billions of $ in capital away

Not that I disagree

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Re:UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s by stavros on Sunday June 14, 2026 @11:28AM (#48528247)
Good!
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