• Starkstruck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    291·
    1 year ago

    “think of the children” is always a poor excuse to strip away citizen freedoms. Usually never actually helps them anyways.

    • Granixo@feddit.clEnglish
      105·
      1 year ago

      I would usually agree with this statement, but the truth is that social media does way more harm than good when it comes to teenagers.

      • Starkstruck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        113·
        1 year ago

        Is it really the government’s job to police what every teen does on the Internet though? I think that’s for the parents to do.

          • Starkstruck@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            1 year ago

            There’s a lot of things parents should be doing but some don’t. That however is a whole different argument.

              • artisanrox@kbin.social
                1·
                1 year ago

                I’d be perfectly happy with this answer if the only states proposing this “for the children!” nonsense weren’t deep red racist bigot states that want ro police women across state borders.

                If red states are doing something I want to do the opposite.

        • Granixo@feddit.clEnglish
          65·
          1 year ago

          When it comes to the big corporate platforms, yes.

          When it comes to the Fediverse, no.

      • artisanrox@kbin.social
        62·
        1 year ago

        Then let parents deal with it. This conservative “for the chillldrun” talking point always ends in cons trying to take us back to 1750.

        • Granixo@feddit.clEnglish
          13·
          1 year ago

          Most parents either care too little or too much about what their children do.

          It is better to take some things to a more neutral ground.