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Poll finds 90% in favour of social media age ban, while advocates urge action for online harms (nationalpost.com)
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Polling shows that social media bans are overwhelmingly popular. This article is for canada but it holds true for the US. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/01/majority-of-americans-support-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16/

Just wanted to share because I've seen people act like it's some anti-democratic conspiracy that these (bad) laws are going into place.

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[–] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

When you ask people if they want to hand over government ID to every website they access as an adult to prove they aren't a teenager however support is going to drop really rapidly. Most adults on the internet have had basic details stolen on the internet, but having your passport and other biometrics routinely stolen alongside your bank details is going to open people up to a lot of identity theft attacks. They aren't likely to support the actual implementation.