But yes, mute and call me a troll since I have a different viewpoint than you. Interesting way to act..

You keep saying it'll be 0 internet at all for kids as if they're being fully cut off rather than just having a safe space to still create community and connections.

He did the same thing with the election in 2020. Said that there were fishy things with the election as a pre-emptive measure for when he lost so he could lie and say it was rigged.

He's already trying to plant the seed that what's in the files isn't true so if they get leaked eventually and his name is all over it, he already has the seed of doubt in people's minds and will continue to lie and say the files are made up and he's innocent.

I have not seen any actual explanation from you. And what makes you think it's not possible to make social media safe for kids while retaining the sense of community that can also be good? It doesn't have to be one or the other, it can be both.

Things off the top of my head I've recently verified my ID via an app or website recently:

- an airport app
- an online notary
- my banking app

Are you against all these and all others that require verification?

Even your license can be in your apple wallet now. Are you against that?

By putting personal interest over what is good for the people. W/ things related to depression and anxiety no scientist will be able to prove complete definitive causation bc there is no way to put a person in a vacuum away from all other variables. But the studies have been extremely compelling.

What are the details of age verification? Do we even have that? And why are you against it? The current process of just clicking a button to say "yes, I promise I'm over 13." is pretty useless.

The EU requirements in the article you posted are only talking about safety requirements against cyber bullying, addictiveness, etc. Not completely cutting off the internet. Haidt is a different topic than what the EU is doing

That's what I thought blue sky was supposed to be - an ethical approach. Which is why I'm using it. But you're not acting that way which is disappointing.

This honestly just seems like you have personal bias because you work on blue sky and are worried about how it could affect the app. And you're putting that before what's best for people.

Literally no one is saying to fully cut off access to the internet

A longitudinal cohort study of U.S. adolescents aged 12–15 (n=6,595) that
adjusted for baseline mental health status found that adolescents who spent
more than 3 hours /day on social media faced double the risk of experiencing
poor mental health outcomes including symptoms of depression & anxiety

Some apps already exist. Have you ever heard of YouTube Kids for example.. Plus their plans to make the companies make the apps no longer be designed to be addictive is good for everyone.

Strange you're still not actually saying what you're worried about here.

What dangerous privacy invasive things? If someone sets up an account as a kids account, the default privacy settings would be more strict. That requires no change besides updating what the default is. Sounds like you're not sharing actual info, just vague sensationalized quips.

The EU is doing what is necessary to help kids. Tech companies invent new tech all the time so an age verification app is not a problem. And automatically having settings that protect kids accounts is also easy. Glad to see some people care enough to take on this major issue.

Social media use in adolescents drastically increases anxiety, depression, and suicide rates so the "death rate of internet among children" is actually high. You can look up research for whichever country you're curious about to get more info.

Wait is this real? I thought it was a fake photo