Blocking children from online communities is blocking them from seeing external views outside of the bubbles their parents indoctrinate them into, it's blocking them from seeing information to realise if they're in an abusive situation and seeking help, it's marginalising LGBT+ youth if, through no fault of their own, they happen to be born to ultra religious or LGBT+ phobic parents.

[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Blocking children from online communities

These are adult online communities. They are not communities for children. My Facebook feed is not something I would like a child to see or interact with, and I would consider it pretty tame. Algorithmic feeds that amplify minor / random views into a torrent of reinforcement is not what kids - or adults, actually - need.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People should be allowed to decide for themselves what they want to see. If they agree with you and think they don't want to see certain things, then great, they can enable the kids filter, which is usually an easy toggle in settings. If they don't agree with the makers of the app what is suitable for children, they should also have the option to see the rest of the content.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Children rather infamously require assistance from adults with this sort of thing.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee -4 points 2 months ago

Assistance, if they voluntarily choose to censor their own feed, is quite different from censoring it without the consent of the child.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's blocking kids under fourteen. That's a good age, most kids don't start to think outside parents until puberty, and it gives some time to settle before being thrown to the net.

My concerns are chiefly practical. How will this be identified and enforced?

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking for myself since I was 11. Just because it wouldn't have helped you doesn't mean it shouldn't be available to everyone else

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 2 months ago

Good grief. If you think you're the exception, you cannot be the rule. And if you can't debate without making personal attacks then you might need to revise your claims of maturity.

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

100%. I'm not a child but I've learned so much about people through lemmy, getting to be a part of society without sharing any personal information