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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[-] volkris@qoto.org 1 points 11 months ago

@Sprite I don’t know if it would be a HUGE leap forward, but it’s a case of might as well.

AFAIK, ActivityPub allows arbitrary fields to be added to the Profile object, so sites might as well add some sort of adult/nonadult tag (maybe not 18+ as ages of majority differ internationally).

It would be as useful as alcohol sites putting up splash screens checking users’ ages before they access the website: No, not trustworthy, but checks the box for legal compliance.

And yes, some users might want to have their interactions skewed toward older folks, again yes, not trustworthy, but it would help some.

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