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European Union finds PornHub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos in breach of the Digital Services Act for allowing minors to access their services (ec.europa.eu)
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The European Commission preliminarily found Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for failing to protect minors from being exposed to pornographic content on their services.

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[–] 22 points 5 months ago (18 children)

And then it pushes people into darker areas. I just sw a post about a horrible rape ring and it hosted videos on sites that I saw on 4chan over the years.

How about parents be parents and monitor kids.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (13 children)

    For real. This is like saying all underage drinking is the alcohol companies fault rather than the parents that leave their alcohol easily accessible to their kids, basically providing it for them. Underage kids say 16 or under should absolutely not have unmonitored access to the internet, and that is solely on the parents to enforce. You don't have to buy your kid a smart phone or tablet or computer. When you do your providing then access to the internet and hoping they make the right call.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I think you mean monitor their usage.

    And to be fair, this is fairly technical. Many parents aren’t very technical. They’re unaware of parental controls they have access to, and I think that’s by design (as it would be unprofitable for social media).

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago

    When I was a kid I got to use the family PC in the living room. While my peers that got on smartphones early started brain rotting on Facebook I was on my bicycle with my best buds and curfew of when the street lights come on. Kids can live without smart phones, and definatley don't need unmonitored access to the internet. Doesn't take parental controls, they simply don't need the internet in private. Their too young and curious to be trusted on it for their own good.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    You don’t have to buy your kid a smart phone or tablet or computer.

    You do if you want them to be normal members of society with any skills. Things are happening on a computer now, so if you want your kid to not be a socially isolated looser they kind of have to have one.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (9 children)

    What is a 13 year old missing out on by not having constant unmonitored access to the internet? They can go ride a bike or something. Maybe see their friends in real life instead of chatting with 30 year old maga predators on the internet and considering it "socializing".

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    In US? Unless you're very lucky with location, and 99% aren't, you can't ride a bike anywhere, it's dangerous and there are stroads everywhere. You can't see their friends in real life because there is no place to gather, and nobody is doing that anyway. Kids are talking to each other on various internets and talking in memes the pick up online. You can't even socialise with non-technology freaks and wonabe amish, they're all home schooled.
    It's slightly different in other, more developed countries. But even then, not being able to connect with your peers on discord will cost the kid a bunch of socialising points, and make their social life that much harder (up to impossible) for no reason.
    And that's just social life, I'm not even talking about the fact that you practically taking away any prospect of a good employment rising them like that.
    Maybe talk to your kids once in a while so they don't want to seek connection with 30 year old maga predators on the internet as a crude replacement for personal connection, instead of locking them up in a tower.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I have lived many places in the US (rural, suburb, city) and have been able to bike in all of them. There's roads in every civilized country, the idea u can't bike in 99% of USA I manufactured by nanny culture. We gathererd at old mills, parks, friends houses. Kids has social lives before the internet so your argument is pretty moot. Not saying lock them up with no Internet but letting them have unrestricted access will lead to poor outcomes.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    All their peers are on discord shit talking them for being the weirdo that can't do anything. While I agree that it needs to happen, fixing this is going to require more than just individuals restricting their own kids. It's going to take a collective effort, requiring a decent time investment, from all parents or at least enough of them to ensure their children have a decent social network. I'm not optimistic with how fucked up and exhausting every single aspect of life has become. There are things politicians could focus on to actually improve the situation but they'd rather cater to all the data stealing corporations.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    Yea and plenty of kids shit talked me for being a weirdo before discord was around what do u expect from crotch goblins. But I agree that unfortunately our info is more and more being harvested and sold, and their buying the right to do it through our government. It's sick.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    That's what I expect of them. That's why I said it. Getting bullied was far more damaging to me than anything I ever encountered on the Internet.

    My point was you can't just restrict the kids access to the Internet, you have to also make sure they're able to hang out with their peers. There has to be a balance between giving them the freedom to do shit and sheltering them.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Amen. Thankfully I don't plan on having kids because that seems like a tough call to make!

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    What in the fuck are we even talking about then, you know shit about the topic and don't care (don't get me wrong, valid stance)

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Just because I don't plan on having kids doesn't mean I don't know a think about raising them, I had to help raise my little siblings. I do care to some extent as this is the future of humanity lol, just can't afford to have a kid and no real desire for it anyhow. Could change I suppose.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    But the parents are doing it wrong! Most don't even disown their kids when they come out as gay or trans; which is the fault of social media anyway.

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