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From: "Rod Speed"
Newsgroups: comp.misc,nz.general,aus.computers
Subject: Re: Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 07:07:54 +1000
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vallor wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote
>>> MightyMouse wrote
>>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote
>>>>> It *is* their fault. Remember, they=E2=80=99ve had over 20 years t=
o clean up
>>>>> their act.
>>>> yes, but they don't care. all they car about is making money and
>>>> mining data
>>> Precisely. How do we make them care?
>> Not possible
>>> The only force they understand is legal force.
>> Just not possible for that to work in this situation
> Also need a definition of what constitutes "social media".
Nope
> Does email count?
Nope, and neither does SMS
> How about Usenet?
No point in even considering that given that kids don't use it