It's an interesting argument that with a declining birth rate childrens protection should be less in the picture. I'm more inclined to think that we owe it to the next generation to give them something viable and recognisable as a childhood, and it's communities obligation to raise them. Those who want privacy will usually find it.
> we owe it to the next generation to give them something viable and recognisable as a childhood
Poverty and bad parenting is the problem, not the Internet.
> it's communities obligation to raise them.
I'd favor taxing bad parents instead of taxing the broader society.
If you don't want your kids seeing content you disagree with, don't give them access. It's a parent's responsibility.
I find it hard to believe that this is the top priority.
> Those who want privacy will usually find it.
Increasingly impossible. Privacy is evaporating.
Coupled with the increasing amounts of censorship, freedom of speech is disappearing too.
The next step is to leverage these tools to control the population. It's already happening.
Right now these systems are being used to coerce powerful politicians and business leaders. It's a trap that becomes a blunt instrument.
One day in the not too distant future you'll have to sign in with your government photo ID to make queries or posts online. If you say something "bad", the government will fine you and limit your social mobility. Your jobs, your opportunities, your money will all be suspended, subject to your pending social rehabilitation.
The only way to stop that is to shut it down now.
Sorry that the kiddies might see boobies. Maybe mom and dad need to limit smartphone access or install filters.
If we're being honest with ourselves, we'd crack down on all the rampant sex trafficking in Roblox. But we know that protecting kids isn't the real reason these things are being developed.
