The real question is enforcement They tried this, and kids just moved to platforms nobody knew existed

logicchains 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There's still a double digit percentage of parents that oppose the ban. The only way to make a ban work without parental support is requiring a video camera to be running constantly doing facial verification while the app is running, completely unfeasible.

	▲	Arainach 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Our current laws and enforcement don't prevent 100% of murders or rapes, but that doesn't mean we should remove the laws prohibiting them.

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jimbob45 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Eventually group SMS would still function well for this, no? Shared email lists barring that. This seems like a race to the bottom.

	▲	Arainach 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Neither group SMS nor shared email lists have the algorithmic dopamine tweaking that are the root of most of the harm.
	▲	OsamaJaber 12 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Exactly You can ban platforms but you can't ban communication