Internet should be age restricted, for the sake of one of teenager's brains, amirite?

The same was said in the past about computer games, television, and even books.

by Intelligent_Photo302 1 week ago

I feel that it does change everything : yes the common point is that they are all seen as harmful, but there is a huge difference in the internet being that it constantly influences you in different ways and is a field for geopolitical tension : troll farms are there to influence people that can be influenced, social networks are there to keep your attention by using the rules of our brain's attention and doom scrolling. It is a huge difference !

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Give me that internet money ! But in all seriousness, it is the ongoing debate which will define the future of humanity : should governments or businesses lead our future ... I have no answer on who is leading right now.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I honestly don't think it as a punishment, but, as a reward. In some way we used to have a step that lead to adulthood in the past. A real life test. I guess it could become it somehow. You're an adult, you have been taught well, now do right with the full version of the world. I don't think that they don't care : there is a huge gap in the knowledge parents have about internet, it is huge. It is a different world that is far away from many people, who are also incredibly busy in their own lives, sometimes overwhelmed.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Agreed 100%. If all parents or most parents were doing that, my opinion would be meaningless, sadly....

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I agree that education and responsibility would solve all problems short and long term, but, this education is not provided to parents, the question is where does that lead us.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I would say that, in our day and age, we need an e-id connected to our identity. Not just for that but it's a part of it. It could be mandatory to get on many website let's say ? About the parents : we cannot control it that's for sure. It depends on the parents. That's a problem that will remain for ever, as long as we have social differences and freedom. But with the next generation, there could be some more responsible parents who don't consider internet as just an escape, some help to keep kids busy, I hope.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

And who should be in control of said ID? How do we make sure it's not just going to get leaked and or misused by sites or people? How do you show your ID? It can't just be on the pc, as then it's pointless, as then a kid can just use their parents pc/device and then they are full access. So the ID needs to be some kind of 1 time code, or something, it also needs to be easy as lots of people need to go online, like for school related things about their kids, banking, and more, and not everyone are that good at tech. Also this again doesn't really solve the problem, it might help a bit sure, but so would parents making sure their kids don't go to dumb sites, and also using parental control. Also lots of people don't want an ID that can be used to track everything you do online, like for real, that can just be used as the perfect tool to sell ads to you, and if it got hacked it could also be used against you.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

All fair points imo. I also assume that an e-id could be a one time code like Microsoft authenticator but handled by the government. I assume, again, that it could be a beeper handled to everybody, like somes banks provide to pay online. One button and the code lasts I don't know how long. Parents parenting would solve all problems, sadly we have a problem with parents parenting and we have to live with that problem until it gets solve by some measures or just ... Parents who decide to be parents. Don't you think ?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

All fair points, all fair debates to have as countries, I'm with you on that. There may never be a perfect solution, I still think that something needs to be done in that direction.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I think better tools for parents to parent is better, than to force it on everyone. If there are easy and good tools to help parents control this, then that is already a good start.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

It is, but then the problem of legal responsibility appears again. The government shouldn't become the nanny of everybody, yet, we cannot sacrifice children because their parents are irresponsible, it's our duty as a society.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

How about parents just parent. When I was growing up I spent my time on Wikipedia and doing writing projects with other children online. The ability to learn shouldn't be stifled because some people are ignorant and can't handle the internet.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The government can't become a nanny state to make up for bad parenting.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

It is somehow : it decides what we're allowed to do or not. It is just porting that amount of responsibility to the internet. Insults aren't allowed in real life, neither are they on the internet. So is violence, identity theft etc... we haven't really managed to port the amount of real responsibility we have on the internet, it is a problem

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The problem is a lot of the wrong people are having kids.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I see your point, but with that controlled environment, couldn't school actually teach, with parents, how to be measured about your internet use ? I believe so.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I mean i don't disagree on the basic idea but how exactly would that even be possible? Without severe breaches of privacy

by Emergency_Piglet6971 1 week ago

I see the idea of breach of privacy interesting because we haven't written any constitution with the existence of internet in mind. It is the ultimate world where your avatar can be you, without your physical presence. Our ultimate principles, in my opinion, only work with the physical world in mind and we have to think the internet as a separate world.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The government listening to your private conversations is considered bad. Them monitoring you on the internet is the same. Also constitutions get ammended all the time?

by Emergency_Piglet6971 1 week ago

Its a people problem, not a medium. That said it wouldn't be a bad idea except it would hand the opposite effect. Kids would just find a workaround.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah I'm not gonna provide my ID to some random website because some parents are unable to properly monitor their child

by Several_Librarian 1 week ago

Let's assume it is a one time code provided by a machine ? The website doesn't know who you are but your ID allows you to go for that amount of time. It's a good start and we can develop on that.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Ho. I didn't know, let's see how it goes !

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Hmm I assume that the e ID could work like an authenticator, more than a card ID, it would make sense ? Like these apps which provide a code to log in. Now I don't have the big knowledge about it'

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Nothing will happen except some websites banning Australians.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Which some websites already do

by stehrruss 1 week ago

Yes. Another law that makes it easier and cheaper just to ban a country. Yippee think of the kids

by Anonymous 1 week ago