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Zuckerberg seeks to place responsibility onto Apple and Google for underage social media use (www.cnn.com)

submitted 5 months ago by L4s to c/technology

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Zuckerberg seeks to place responsibility onto Apple and Google for underage social media use::Apple and Google, not social media companies, should be responsible for checking users’ ages to ensure they are not underage, Zuckerberg told lawmakers, suggesting it would be “trivial” for Congress to design legislation regulating app store owners.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So we've reached the point where the web doesn't exist anymore in the general opinion, it's just wall gardened apps now ? 🙁 #web4.0

[–] TwilightVulpine 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For the average user, might as well. Most people don't use PCs in casual settings and most Android phones come with Facebook preinstalled.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Especially in developing countries. A lot of people there have literally never experienced the open web.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Ow, this one seems to particularly suck 🙁

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I feel the worst outcome of this will be mandated age verification on every website. I really hope the EFF is ready to fight like hell.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago

how could you allow the children to use the thing that I made?

Jesus fuckin christ he is such a psychopath

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fuckass forgot that PCs are still a thing, huh?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Browsers on phones too so access is already outside the app store

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How about making companies stop pre-loading this shitty meta bloatware on every piece of hardware in circulation?

There is absolutely no reason I should have this shit stuck on my phone and default loaded onto windows. Hot garbage.

[–] PilferJynx 4 points 5 months ago

Wouldn't it be awesome to buy something and have full control of it

[–] BoringHusband 7 points 5 months ago

Yes. Apple and Google should ban the Facebook app.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The problem with smart people is that they seem to think everyone else is too dumb to catch them doing stupid shit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Everyone knows the median age on Facebook is 55 so he's got a point there

[–] HootinNHollerin 3 points 5 months ago

But not Instagram

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

If we had a good DID using SSI wallets, it would not be that privacy invasive.

Example of SSI wallet: https://salmon-asparagus-er5j.squarespace.com/vira