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nickyflowers posts:

it would be cool if websites let you be an adult on them. the advertisers and payment processors need everything to be Family Friendly though and their definitions of family and friendly are absolutely fucked. but since they’re in charge of the Internet now, no one is allowed to be an adult. tiktokers say things like “unalive” and “seggs” because they know death and sex are too adult for online. online is for idiot babies only now because they’re easier to market to

nickyflowers replies:
oh im sorry you’re a trans adult? super ban. you are super banned for life. you have upset Visa’s feelings. Mastercard is throwing up in the corner. how could you do this to Google Ads?

  • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    At one time, it was the responsibility of parents to supervise their kids online and prevent them from accessing anything they weren’t ready to see. I wish we could go back to that.

    • taxiiiii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      Lol, go back to what exactly? I remember the overwhelming majority of parents had literally zero clue how to deal with the internet when it first became a thing. Children went online and saw all kinds of traumatizing shit.

      I mean, at least people warned you to never post your name, age or pictures online.

      The status quo sucks, but going back doesn’t sound great either.

      • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
        2·
        5 hours ago

        Go back to parents being responsible for what their children are doing/exposed to on the internet, and not expecting the company running a site or adults using it to keep content sanitized, according to standards that aren’t always transparent or open to debate, in case kids are exposed to it.