- Make social media illegal to underage kids, just like tobacco or alcohol
- Enforcement through ID verification of every user (would solve the bot problem as well)
- Jail terms for executives of social media companies who fail to enforce these rules and protect children from harmful content
The most convincing argument is that I don't want social media companies to have access to my ID. Remember, even websites like HN and Pornhub would need to verify your age with your ID.
You don't want them to know your real name and age? Then don't use them. Social media is harmful and so it needs more regulation and safety. You can't enter a casino right now without an ID. You either accept that the casino will know your name and age when you enter it or you don't go to the casino. It's so funny when tech folks think their little shitty thing is something special that should not have to follow any logical common sense laws like everything else in the world.
Besides, the whole point of social media is to connect with friends, family and other real people. Being anonymous is anti social. People who are scared of disclosing their real name are the ones who shouldn’t be on social media anyway. If we all had real identities on social media it would be so much less toxic than it is today.
You clearly aren't going to take anything I say seriously with a response like that, so I'm not going to continue to engage.
Besides, my main point was that there are good faith arguments to be had, including the one argument I made in my original post. I hope you can see now that good faith arguments exist.
> Remember, even websites like HN and Pornhub would need to verify your age with your ID.
That’s not true. How do you know what legislators would come up with? It’s perfectly possible to have Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok to have implement ID and age verification but not HN.