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Google urges US lawmakers not to ban teenagers from social media. (indusbusinessjournal.com)
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Google urges US lawmakers not to ban teenagers from social media.::San Francisco– Google has asked the US Congress not to ban teenagers from social media, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification technology. The tech giant released its ‘Legislative Framework to Protect Children and Teens Online’ that came as more lawmakers, like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pushed for the Kids Online Safety Act, a …

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[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't get em addicted as easily

[–] Fal@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Addicted to what? Being able to be able to discuss lgbt topics online where their parents won't beat them?

[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean that short cycle dopamine that all apps are pushing towards like its the new micro transaction.

LGBT safe spaces are amazing, but aren't representative of 100% of online content

EDIT: I didn't read the article don't come at me I'm stupid n lazy, if its just another hidden homophobic law then fuck that, but IG you can't expect anything of lawmakers

[–] Fal@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

EDIT: I didn’t read the article don’t come at me I’m stupid n lazy, if its just another hidden homophobic law then fuck that, but IG you can’t expect anything of lawmakers

I wonder how these lawmakers get away with passing their homophobic laws

[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

In my defense I'm not even american