Comment on Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned
Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
This whole article seems fishy.
While some young people were exposed to harmful content and bullying online, for Indy, social media was always a safe space. If she ever came across anything that felt unsafe, she says, she would ask her parents or sisters about it.
If thats the case why dont her parents just use their I’d to verify an account for her? Also it only blocked a few platforms and there are still plenty of ways to communicate with friends.
XLE@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I don’t think that uploading a government ID makes anyone safer online, especially when those IDs are guaranteed to be exposed online, and used to abuse people the legal way (through hyper detailed profiles).
Australia also lacks common-sense free speech protections, so it’s easy for powerful people to target anyone they dislike. Just ask Friendlyjordies.
Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
Thats fine, uploading the ID doesnt have to be safer. The parents can judge the risk of their child using that platform and upload their ID to verify if they want. I’m pointing out that the child isnt prevented from communicating with friends or even using social media.
XLE@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
What do you mean, “doesn’t need to be safer”? Because this is just making people more unsafe.
If you trust parents with giving (or not giving) their children access to the internet, then we don’t need a nanny state or ID uploads at all.