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Allowing users to mark self as 18+ and opt out of seeing non 18+ users could be a huge leap forward for social media. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by Sprite@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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Many users do not desire to interact with underage users for many reasons. Some underage users may wish to opt out of seeing 18+ users so they may bond with people closer to them in age or perhaps for safety. I think a functionality to

  • mark your account as 18+
  • hide content from accounts who didn't mark self as 18+
  • hide content from accounts who marked self as 18+ would be very useful to those users and set a higher standard of personalized experience for users engaging with social media.
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[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 49 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This will just mean that those under 18 will mark their account as 18+ and we are back where we started.

And if it did work, it will allow those adults who want to groom children to easily target them.

this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2023
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