It passes responsibility and accountability from the large platforms to the open-source communities and to parents who are most likely tech illiterate.

Facebook, etc. can wash their hands when they "accidentally" serve gambling ads (or whatever) to children and say "well it's not our fault the parent has the laptop misconfigured"

It's classic blaming the victim.

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ronsor an hour ago | parent [-]

I disagree. The parents are the ones who should be supervising. The work should not be pushed off to OSS devs or random website operators. Facebook is bad, but I'd rather deal with one Facebook than kill 1000 normal sites with bad legislation.

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defrost an hour ago | parent [-]

> The parents are the ones who should be supervising.

Ok. When Alice & Bob come home from school what steps should every parent take to supervise A&B's phone and device usage over the past 48 hours?

Internet history, of course - for all the browsers, including those hidden away? But what if the logs are wiped or the second BraveFoxChrome installation isn't obvious?

Must every parent have an IT degree?

What if the parents are very good plumbers and car mechanics, should they also be expert in software design and installation?

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pibaker 12 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

The same steps you take to make sure they are not smoking in a back alley on the way home.

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isdononthephone 40 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> What if the parents are very good plumbers and car mechanics, should they also be expert in software design and installation?

You know who else are not experts in software design and installation? Fossil politicians and slimy bureaucrats.

Name one public sector state or local website that isn't utter garbage and a nightmare to use. Go ahead I'll wait.

They need to get their sticky donut-eating fingers out of my personal computer.

	▲	forestrywat 8 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I renew my tabs online a few times a year. Site is state wide and works great. Take like five minutes and it's super manageable. Seattle city light works well and has a solid outage map when there's bad weather. capitol.wa.gov is really informative and easy to use and looks nice. Is three examples enough? You only asked for one. But I figured a few extra would help you.

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ares623 39 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Never mind the fact that Facebook, etc. has BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH of software engineers, designers, psychologists making absolutely damn sure that little Alice & Bob keep their nice little eyes glued and their little thumbs scrolling.