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   Carlos E.R. to All   
   Re: What IS "Social Media"??   
   07 Feb 26 13:40:11   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.linux   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-07 09:57, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 7/02/2026 12:34 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-06 11:15, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> On 6/02/2026 7:43 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-02-05 15:13, s|b wrote:   
   >>>>> On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:48:05 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2026-02-01 09:21, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Cross-posted to Linux and Win-11 NGs   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> As may here would be aware, last December, the Australian   
   >>>>>>> Government brought in Legislation to limit the access to   
   >>>>>>> "Social Media" for those under 16 years of age.   
   >>>>>> Spain just announced (in the Dubai Summit) it is going to do   
   >>>>>> the same. The companies, like X, must actually ensure the age   
   >>>>>> of the person before granting access. Method not specified,   
   >>>>>> but clicking somewhere is not accepted as valid check.   
   >>>>> 8< snip >8   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> This is not "to protect the children" as they claim. Children   
   >>>>> still get access by VPN or even by putting make-up on their   
   >>>>> face to look older (this is proven to fool the age detection)   
   >>>>> or by using their parent's account with their approval.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Parents here are asking for this. It is hard to prohibit your kid   
   >>>> to access the phone, "because all my friends have it". When it is   
   >>>>  prohibited for everybody, it is easier. Nobody has access.   
   >>>   
   >>> And, if the Parents then end up with troubled kids, they (the   
   >>> parents) have no one to blame but themselves.   
   >>>   
   >>> "My little Darlings wouldn't do THAT!!"   
   >>   
   >> Why would the kids be troubled because not having social media? I   
   >> didn't have them.   
   >   
   > Did the 'other' Social Media exist back then??   
      
   No mobile phones. No internet. No computers, actually.   
      
   >   
   >> Rich people from the California tech valley prohibit their children   
   >> from being educated with computers and insist on paper. They would   
   >> know!   
   >>   
   > Yeap, they should (and do!!).   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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