They’ll find a way, and the cat is out of the bag – but at least try please.
Bungfoo on
They need to do it for over 60s too, they are being scammed to death!
teddykaygeebee on
Ban it for people over 75, too!
Leather_Egg2096 on
We limit children because regulating the monopolies of billionaires is just not on the table…
Benjibob55 on
Honestly just ban it for bloody everyone at this point
LoveManatee on
This requires age verification with a government issued ID. So no, very much not optimal overall
double_teel_green on
how do you enforce absurd laws like this?
l_____I on
Just ban smartphones for everyone under 18 and force them to use flip phones
Moug-10 on
If they really want to protect kids, ban gambling ads everywhere the same way we don’t have porn ads. These ads are visible during sporting events, which are viewed by millions of people, including children, at any hour of the day.
As long as it’s not done, I will not believe their policies to protect kids. Also, I will not give Digital ID to companies outside of the government and similar websites.
senhordobolo on
France wants you to register to use the internet to control what you do while using the “Think of the children” usual excuse.
MikeInPajamas on
Social media is poison to everyone’s brains.
We all know it. We’re all addicted to it.
Can the next generation be saved? Yes..,? No…? Do we at least try?
OptimusSublime on
We really had the best version of the Internet in the 90s and early 2000s. The wild wild west.
LupusDeusMagnus on
Ban Nestle while you’re at it
CoryOpostrophe on
In the US modifying Section 230 to make platforms liable for any content that they algorithmically boost would be a great step forward. I’m all for accountability of people if they post something stupid online, but if an algorithm boosts it, the company should be liable for promoting it.Â
buttbiter88 on
I think this is necessary if you want mentally healthy children. I wish their was an easy solution for-censoring false information but their isn’t.
Transhumaniste on
It’s just a way to ask the ID of people using social media
Interesting_Reach_29 on
Yay, more government control! Maybe ID scans for social media accounts are next (look at Spotify in UK). Welcome to techo-authoritarianism.
JASHIKO_ on
Don’t worry at the rate they are building data centres id expect the big data corps to move to subscription based computing across all devices.
Basically a screen with an internet connect that streams everything in and out without any storage.
That will give them full control over everything you see and do.
They’ll milk every single subscription tier to the brink so you need it but can only just afford it.
Planeandaquariumgeek on
This will never happen in France, macron is all for it but the French will launch another revolution if a train is 20 seconds late, let alone this
Typingdude3 on
And everyone here addicted to Reddit will gleefully remove access for others. Pretty soon you’ll need to register with the government to access the internet.
Shot_Pool2543 on
Good luck with enforcing this.
The issue isn’t children having access to social media it’s parents and society as a whole not educating them on the benefits and the negatives about social media and the internet in general, to me it’s almost as if common sense went out the window.
Dhiox on
This will just drive children to unregulated and potentially dangerous sites. Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.
Plus this is clearly just a smokescreen for government surveillance of adults. Protecting the children is an easy way to shield government overreach from criticism
BlamaeuxPrivateEye on
Weird it’s coming from the country with the leader who was groomed by his pedo wife as a kid but still a win for France.
swiwwcheese on
Problem is this world has children up to 80 and up, so to be safe and thorough we should ban social media for everyone under 100
lack of parenting brought us here, never forget, the amount of “parent managed” instagram accounts for minors is stupid
AHardCockToSuck on
Moronic
Maleficent_Ad_5175 on
Can’t it just be banned entirely?
Great_Grackle on
Why are people celebrating this? This is stupid, just learn to fucking parent your children.
MoltenMirrors on
Honestly it should be under 25. Social media is bad for anyone whose brain is still developing.
nivivy on
Internet used to be wide open now it’s basically controlled by four mega corporations. It is stalking, marketing, mind controlling to sell stuff and keep people’s minds where they want the.
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Please do!
They’ll find a way, and the cat is out of the bag – but at least try please.
They need to do it for over 60s too, they are being scammed to death!
Ban it for people over 75, too!
We limit children because regulating the monopolies of billionaires is just not on the table…
Honestly just ban it for bloody everyone at this point
This requires age verification with a government issued ID. So no, very much not optimal overall
how do you enforce absurd laws like this?
Just ban smartphones for everyone under 18 and force them to use flip phones
If they really want to protect kids, ban gambling ads everywhere the same way we don’t have porn ads. These ads are visible during sporting events, which are viewed by millions of people, including children, at any hour of the day.
As long as it’s not done, I will not believe their policies to protect kids. Also, I will not give Digital ID to companies outside of the government and similar websites.
France wants you to register to use the internet to control what you do while using the “Think of the children” usual excuse.
Social media is poison to everyone’s brains.
We all know it. We’re all addicted to it.
Can the next generation be saved? Yes..,? No…? Do we at least try?
We really had the best version of the Internet in the 90s and early 2000s. The wild wild west.
Ban Nestle while you’re at it
In the US modifying Section 230 to make platforms liable for any content that they algorithmically boost would be a great step forward. I’m all for accountability of people if they post something stupid online, but if an algorithm boosts it, the company should be liable for promoting it.Â
I think this is necessary if you want mentally healthy children. I wish their was an easy solution for-censoring false information but their isn’t.
It’s just a way to ask the ID of people using social media
Yay, more government control! Maybe ID scans for social media accounts are next (look at Spotify in UK). Welcome to techo-authoritarianism.
Don’t worry at the rate they are building data centres id expect the big data corps to move to subscription based computing across all devices.
Basically a screen with an internet connect that streams everything in and out without any storage.
That will give them full control over everything you see and do.
They’ll milk every single subscription tier to the brink so you need it but can only just afford it.
This will never happen in France, macron is all for it but the French will launch another revolution if a train is 20 seconds late, let alone this
And everyone here addicted to Reddit will gleefully remove access for others. Pretty soon you’ll need to register with the government to access the internet.
Good luck with enforcing this.
The issue isn’t children having access to social media it’s parents and society as a whole not educating them on the benefits and the negatives about social media and the internet in general, to me it’s almost as if common sense went out the window.
This will just drive children to unregulated and potentially dangerous sites. Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.
Plus this is clearly just a smokescreen for government surveillance of adults. Protecting the children is an easy way to shield government overreach from criticism
Weird it’s coming from the country with the leader who was groomed by his pedo wife as a kid but still a win for France.
Problem is this world has children up to 80 and up, so to be safe and thorough we should ban social media for everyone under 100
I thought France was about Liberté, égalité and fraternité. Guess no more
lack of parenting brought us here, never forget, the amount of “parent managed” instagram accounts for minors is stupid
Moronic
Can’t it just be banned entirely?
Why are people celebrating this? This is stupid, just learn to fucking parent your children.
Honestly it should be under 25. Social media is bad for anyone whose brain is still developing.
Internet used to be wide open now it’s basically controlled by four mega corporations. It is stalking, marketing, mind controlling to sell stuff and keep people’s minds where they want the.