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Lugh@futurology.today 2 weeks agothe problem is that the guidance is too large and overbearing.
This.
Who gets to decide what “self-harm” is? There’ll be some busybodies who’ll say that any remotely positive messaging for LGBTQ youth is self-harm.
anything teenagers actually want to do and enjoy doing is self-harm, haven’t you gotten the memo that adults know in 100% of all cases what’s good for them a lot better than they themselves do
(To any reader unironically agreeing with the above paragraph, I suggest reading this webcomic.)
Demigodrick@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Exactly. Don’t get me wrong, meta and X are a cesspool without moderation or a thought for the users wellbeing, and deserve tidying up. But it’s going to kill spaces where people can express themselves, and drive UK users underground.
Now would be a good time to start a VPN business targeted to UK users. Actually…