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Meta's harmful effects on children is one issue that unites Republicans and Democrats::A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general sued Meta over addictive features aimed at kids and teens.

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[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How about the harmful effects on adults as well?

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Profits, sorry, nothing that can be done about them.

[–] NightOwl@lemmy.one 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm suspicious that they want to introduce the requirement of real ids to make accounts online.

[–] Que@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I hadn't used FB for quite some time, when I finally tried to log in again, they wanted me to confirm who I was first with real ID.

Not to make a new account, just to access my existing account, of which I know the password, security answers, and could confirm ownership via my registered email account.

And that was the final nail in the coffin.

Fuck. No.

[–] sheev 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meta will be encouraged to be discreet in distributing propaganda to youths that emphasize loyalty to the Empire. Legislation will be drafted the enable oversight

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Don't let meta metastasize any further: Cancer bad!

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Neither Republicans nor Democrats care about children using Facebook. They care about the political influence of social media and that their party doesn't control it.

[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

I have been hearing about this "concern" for a decade now. A decade more and fb will die naturally anyway.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Scientists have determined that half a glass of wine per year is the safe toxic limit of alcohol. It would be interesting to know how much social you can mainline before your mental health collapses.

[–] jcdenton@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago

Lizard man!