What if social media is too profitable for me to care about the younger generations?
What if the panic over teens and tech is totally wrong?
Submitted 3 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.vox.com/technology/372690/instgram-teen-accounts-kid-safety-mental-health
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muzzle@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The real issue is we need to protect everyone from the extreme violation of privacy and psychological manipulation that has become endemic in our online culture. It is not just social media. It is also Google, Microsoft, and Apple.
This is why when the government goes after Tic Toc to protect children it is so hollow. It is a scapegoat for the industry. Only the system is so corrupt it can’t even sacrifice the lamb anymore. It is has become a lip service to a problem so large it will likely be the defining point for the new millennium.
We need real privacy protections yesterday. The government should have broken these companies up a decade ago. Everyday we normalize this behavior is one day closer to putting profits above human dignity.
Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 months ago
It’s a valid question, but the people asking it never seem to understand why social media is damaging for young people. They never seem to understand that designers are literally taking cues from the gambling industry to create addictive apps and algorithms, or that the brains of teenagers are still developing and are therefore much more vulnerable than an adult’s. It’s not just a moral panic about porn or cyber-bullying or kids doing something new their parents don’t understand and it’s not hypocritical for parents to want their children off social media while continuing to use it themselves. I think once you understand the technological aspect then it becomes clear that there is a problem here that needs addressing.