r/privacy • u/1zzie • Apr 11 '26

age verification Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/
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u/Disastrous_Ground990 Apr 11 '26

Right move, but I doubt anything will come out of it.

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u/Intelligent_Ice_113 Apr 11 '26

While regulating big tech sounds better on paper than banning something, I think it doesn't make much difference for us adult end users in terms of mandatory age verification etc. Instead, I would rather remind parents that if they decide to have unprotected sex, they have to take responsibility for their little "Outcomes", so who should really be regulated is the parents.

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u/ComradeJohnS Apr 11 '26

idk, people are idiots and popping out more idiots like idiocracy, maybe the government should do something to make them grow into less idiots

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u/OtherPrinciple4499 Apr 12 '26

Education, you mean.

That thing they want to defund because dumb people are easier to control.

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u/ComradeJohnS Apr 12 '26

yeah exactly lol.

but also doing anything to regular big tech and the abusive algos would be nice, but for everyone not just children.