It’s most definitely a slippery slope when you say where free speech can happen and that certain groups cannot exercise their freedom of expression in certain ways or using certain tools.
Comment on Moral Panic and Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: A Critical Youth Work Perspective
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
By enforcing a blanket restriction, the policy infantilises and homogenises young people, setting a precedent for future exclusionary policies, such as raising the legal age to vote or obtain a driver’s licence.
so? blanket restrictions on young people is already a thing for alcohol and other dangerous substances. This is not a slippery slope to voting rights or driving privileges.
cdf12345@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
Do you honestly think blanket restrictions on alcohol and cigarettes etc… actually work? In my experience they don’t.
Further this is a moral panic and distraction from actually addressing the problems, it will do nothing to keep kids safe and will just backfire when they search out even less safe alternatives.
sirboozebum@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I don’t have a problem with a social media ban on young people in theory.
We have multiple studies which show the negative impacts on young people of social media.
My issue is how such a law is implemented. It requires mass collection of user data and surveillance.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 week ago
This i feel is the biggest takeaway.
Like they are already asking for you to upload your id for porn! Fucking lol. Catch me baitin’ round the world!