What "scientists?” People just throw that word around now to give an article fake credibility. Total horse shit.
rwbt
> First, enforcing a youth social media ban raises major ethical concerns. Enforcement efforts invade people’s privacy and are likely to hurt marginalized people more. For example, the technology that determines age based on selfie uploads makes more mistakes with young faces and people of color. Banned youth may also miss out on important resources and communications provided via social media, as schools, clubs, and most other youth-serving organizations use social media as a main form of communication.
Really grasping the straws with this argument...
nairboon
> Candice L. Odgers serves on the Youth and Families Advisory Committee for YouTube.
pacman1337
this is why science credibility is going down, what we call science is abused. This is like saying smoking has no evidence it causes harm.
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bflesch
I take a very large grain of salt if a researcher is literally based in California and they produce "findings" in support of a California-based megacorp such as Facebook. And then the headline is "lacks evidence" and "pose risks".
No shit sherlock, it lacks evidence because Facebook gatekeeps all the scientifically interesting data and they also don't share their findings from internal studies and human trials where they psychologically manipulatated minors.
There is a reason social media apps spam you with notification popups if you have not been active for the last 23 hours. They employ every trick in the book to keep you hooked and monetize your attention.
kgwxd
Everyone should get off the engagement driven platforms, but the government shouldn't have a single thing to do with it.
What "scientists?” People just throw that word around now to give an article fake credibility. Total horse shit.
> First, enforcing a youth social media ban raises major ethical concerns. Enforcement efforts invade people’s privacy and are likely to hurt marginalized people more. For example, the technology that determines age based on selfie uploads makes more mistakes with young faces and people of color. Banned youth may also miss out on important resources and communications provided via social media, as schools, clubs, and most other youth-serving organizations use social media as a main form of communication.
Really grasping the straws with this argument...
> Candice L. Odgers serves on the Youth and Families Advisory Committee for YouTube.
this is why science credibility is going down, what we call science is abused. This is like saying smoking has no evidence it causes harm.
I take a very large grain of salt if a researcher is literally based in California and they produce "findings" in support of a California-based megacorp such as Facebook. And then the headline is "lacks evidence" and "pose risks".
No shit sherlock, it lacks evidence because Facebook gatekeeps all the scientifically interesting data and they also don't share their findings from internal studies and human trials where they psychologically manipulatated minors.
There is a reason social media apps spam you with notification popups if you have not been active for the last 23 hours. They employ every trick in the book to keep you hooked and monetize your attention.
Everyone should get off the engagement driven platforms, but the government shouldn't have a single thing to do with it.