Gonna be fascinating to see what actually happens from this, if anything.
I don't see a difference between there inherent grossness of advertising to children and the inherent grossness of specifically designing apps as attention traps for children (...to then sell ads)
That said, a flat ban til 16 is *not the play* imo
https://apnews.com/article/australia-social-media-children-ban-safeguarding-harm-accounts-d0cde2603bdbc7167801da1d00ecd056
#Australia #SocialMedia #Technology
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