Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36172384)

Good point. One parent in a previous link
apologised to their now adult children for buying them smartphones as children after explaining that, at the time, he simply wasn't aware of the damage that they could do or how addictive they could be.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36172571)

This programme looks at the indifference by social media companies regarding the deaths of children due to their inaction.

Deny, delay & deflect seems to be their strategy, but a psychologist says he lost sleep for weeks after viewing some if the posts in question.

The coroner for one child says that these posts affected her mental health in a negative way and contributed to her death in a more than minimal way (suicide.)

Generative AI is a new threat on the horizon as it can sound and act like a human, but it just "spews lies" and is said to be a threat to democracy. A Nobel Peace Prize journalist said that she was worried in 2016, but that 2024 will be a tipping point and elections could be impacted by this. She days she's gone from being a passionate supporter of new technology, to a skeptic and is now an activist against it.

The programme asks if, after 20 years, Silicon Valleys radical experiment to connect the world about to implode.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xlsl

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36172661)

Right, because no "child" wanting access ever puts in a false DOB.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36172709)

Every website that ever asks me for my DoB gets a false one, unless it’s a legal requirement for them to have it. I don’t trust any website to be secure in the long run so I don’t give information that makes identity theft that much easier.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36172710)

I do too for the same reasons. Not sure if children would think to do this, but they'd be advised to.

However, if they create an age that gives them access to a site that they shouldn't be on then this can cause problems for them further down the line.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36172710)

I do too for the same reasons. Not sure if children would think to do this, but they'd be advised to.

However, if they create an age that gives them access to a site that they shouldn't be on then this can cause problems for them further down the line.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36172712)

I have actively encouraged my kids to give a false DoB, not to get round age restrictions but simply for data security.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36172711)

No, Richard, this is completely the wrong approach. Simply deny the right of children to have access to social media until they are of a suitable age. Oh, wait...parents can do that already! Well, well.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36172889)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-68688133



It's been criticised for not including incidents based on gender.

From on online point if view I think this could become messy as someone breaking this law has to post their remarks whilst in Scotland. If they live near the border, they could simply drive into England to do it and someone in Scotland could post something that is unlawful that wouldn't be in England, NI or Wales!

Will websites be required to note the location of contributors in order to assess if a user has broken the law or not? Accotding to Radio 4 this morning, the police have said that they will investigate all complaints.

I think that this could well be the first law since devolution that will affect people outside Scotland.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36172889)

It's been criticised for not including incidents based on gender.

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36172992)

This post on twitter (X) is hilarious and goes someway to explain the stupidity of the bill.

https://twitter.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/...20991188140135

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36172892)

I criticise it for specifying any characteristics. Why is threatening or abusive behaviour ever acceptable?