Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days ago Social media isn’t bad inherently. Addictive algorithms, violation of user privacy, etc. is bad. Cigarettes aren’t bad for you. It’s just the burning tar and the nicotine.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoBut social media don’t have to burn tar. They chose to because this way they can get more money, but it’s not an inherent part of the system, it’s an exploitation of it for profit, and can be separated
Cigarettes aren’t bad for you. It’s just the burning tar and the nicotine.
But social media don’t have to burn tar. They chose to because this way they can get more money, but it’s not an inherent part of the system, it’s an exploitation of it for profit, and can be separated