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chickencatsoup··on The chat control proposal does not belong in democratic societies
The fact that this being justified with the pretense of being "for the children" seems like such a transparent way to play on people's emotions.

From the start of the proposal itself:

"At least one in five children falls victim to sexual violence during childhood 3 . A 2021 global study found that more than one in three respondents had been asked to do something sexually explicit online during their childhood, and over half had experienced a form of child sexual abuse online"

I am (obviously) against child sexual abuse. I can also say, with very high certainty, that those numbers are being blown completely out-of-proportion, with the widest definition possible used.

To justify such a wide-reaching proposal behind this thin veneer of justification is absolutely nuts to me.

chickencatsoup··on Utah is first US state to limit teen social media access
I mean, this is why it's a common thing to append reddit.com to your google searchs nowadays. Seeing how others solved problems or getting a feel for their opinions on certain things is actually super useful.