Keep in mind that this case is about about a minor, not an adult. I don't think it's fair to ask children to resist social media through sheer willpower when there are legions of highly educated adults on the other side trying to increase engagement.

It should be no surprise that children can be manipulated by highly intelligent adults.

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Barbing 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>[There are] legions of highly educated adults [at Meta] trying to increase [child] engagement

Why is this not only OK but the best way for Mark to spend every waking moment of his life?

Money thing? But often would he think about his bank account versus his products, maybe it’s pure drive?

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lokar an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And not just a minor, AIUI it's important that at the start, she was under 16

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timmg 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Keep in mind that this case is about about a minor, not an adult.

This obviously means that tech is going to have no choice but to do "age verification". And I don't think there's much of a way to do that that wouldn't be uncomfortable for a lot of us.

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underlipton 34 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I would prefer Meta make their products less addictive for children, with the side-effect that they're perhaps less stimulating for adults, then for Meta to keep their products the way they are, gatekept behind a system that allows them access to even more of my personal data.

I understand why they would want the opposite. They can f*ck right off.

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cwmoore 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Or assign responsibility to…parents and legal guardians…who are not children.

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nkrisc an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Meta is not blameless here. Responsibility can be shared when Meta (and others) are essentially preying on children. It’s an uphill battle for parents by Meta’s design.

	▲	cwmoore an hour ago \| parent [-]
		They’re not Meta’s kids, they’re freemium customers.

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fdgfikgfv 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It would work if parents had legal course to seek justice against corporations that stalk, groom, and manipulate their children against their wishes.

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timmg 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Doesn't this lawsuit (essentially) prove otherwise?