China turns on ‘minors mode’ to keep kids safe online

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• klu9@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  But don’t worry, folks in the free world, this won’t apply to you! Douyin (Tiktok in China) may restrict what kids see, but Tiktok abroad will still serve up to your tween daughter videos that tell her if she isn’t pretty enough, she might as well kill herself.

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• WalnutLum@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Parents can invoke minors mode with a single click and set usage time limits. Devices set to minors mode will even remind users to take breaks, and collect stats so parents can make sure their offspring are surfing the web in an age-appropriate and socialist fashion.

  This sounds awesome. This isn’t the weird shit like some states in the US have for determining if you can log into porn, or South Koreas weird government-login-page-in-everything scheme, it’s part of the parent’s family plan for their kid they can turn on/off.

  I realize there’s worrying undertones (that already exist on the Chinese internet regardless) but the actual delivered feature seems like the ideal for this sort of thing.

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  • sommerset@thelemmy.club ⁨33⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    US can’t even pass a federal data privacy law

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  • xylogx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Sounds like screentime.

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    • sommerset@thelemmy.club ⁨33⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      What’s a screentime?

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    • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee ⁨44⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Is that an app or what?

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• DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They probably saw the Russian culture war brain rot play out with American youth and decided to have a circuit breaker.

  Behind the Bastards has an episode about how YouTube went right wing to create site engagement and an anger economy, and an episode about Facebook doing thr same for boomers.

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  • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee ⁨43⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    The rest of the world needs to learn from the US’s failure like this ASAP. I think Europe might already be doomed judging by the way the UK and Germany are going, but others might be able to swerve to avoid a fascist future with the right moves.

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  • andxz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s not only the US that got hit by that russian campaign to mess with youths and even younger children. Europe for its fair share as well. It also plays into their “oh look at the degenerate west” playbook perfectly.

    They’re responsible for so much damage that I have no idea how it’ll end. Not even children with tech savvy parents are immune, as I can attest to myself.

    It’s important as fuck to have discussions about bad content to children ass soon as they get any kind of screen available to them, and it should never ever be a babysitter unless it’s under controlled circumstances.

    It’s also a good idea to start teaching your children how any tech they use works and what happens under the hood if they’re interested. They’re certainly less likely to get influenced by any bad actors if they know what’s what.

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They already have the GFW and state control of the media.

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• fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fuck this

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• jimbel@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I completely agree Internet should be regulated especially for children. Should be done in Europe as well. But of course this regulation should not be misused for propaganda.

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  • shaggyb@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Parents need to do their fucking jobs and keep their shithead kids out of my business.

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    • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Not to mention parents staying the fuck out of other parent’s business.

      Don’t bring state violence down on other people because you don’t want to watch your own damn kids.

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