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 …

  • Godort@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I suspect that if this does pass it will have about as much efficacy as preventing kids from looking at online pornography.

    Many of the more technical-focused communication tools like IRC and Matrix will probably not even notice the change