<![CDATA[Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services?]]>Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services?

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/843e9cc9-2036-450e-a3cb-48ad8922e2d2/yup.-instead-of-blaming-people-on-the-receiving-end-of-bad-services-why-not-hear-me-out-here-demand-better-servicesRSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 12:23:54 GMTSat, 11 Apr 2026 13:56:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:09:03 GMT]]>@funnymonkey What hurts children also hurts adults.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/joelvanderwerf/statuses/116388354049281030https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/joelvanderwerf/statuses/116388354049281030Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:09:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:26:48 GMT]]>@funnymonkey YES!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/AngelaScholder/statuses/116388187865884016https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/AngelaScholder/statuses/116388187865884016Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:26:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:20:50 GMT]]>@funnymonkey Stupid governing party in wants of kids rather than regulating Big Tech. coupled with is a terrible thing. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-party-vote-on-social-media-age-restrictions-9.7159746

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/miki_lou/statuses/116388164452234310https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/miki_lou/statuses/116388164452234310Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:20:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:18:34 GMT]]>@funnymonkey
Any social media age restriction should be the onus of the companies involved.
@Paulatics

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116388155516090327https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116388155516090327Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:18:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:15:59 GMT]]>@funnymonkey
https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116388145332109867https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116388145332109867Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:15:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:12:23 GMT]]>Worth noting RE Estonia - they have also been ahead of the curve on disinformation.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220128-the-country-inoculating-against-disinformation

and

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220128-the-country-inoculating-against-disinformation

It is not surprising they would have a better response around dealing with big tech than most.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/funnymonkey/statuses/116388131197147544https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/funnymonkey/statuses/116388131197147544Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:12:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:09:24 GMT]]>@funnymonkey what social media provide is not a service - service to whom? Everything they do is for their own good, and we have the right to keep our kids from them.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/nocharge/statuses/116388119457489464https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/nocharge/statuses/116388119457489464Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:09:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:30:18 GMT]]>@eanopolsky Good point.

Yeah - strong encryption with no backdoors is table stakes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/funnymonkey/statuses/116387965761572525https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/funnymonkey/statuses/116387965761572525Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:30:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:47:54 GMT]]>@funnymonkey blame politicians from profiting from COVID, I mean “mismanaging” COVID, for allowing businesses to see how much they can get away with, and keep doing it, like having 1 person do 3 peoples jobs and getting society burnt out on purpose, while having less jobs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116348170205555400/statuses/116387799022996379https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116348170205555400/statuses/116387799022996379Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:47:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:15:52 GMT]]>@funnymonkey I think there's a lot that could be improved by regulating big tech (e.g. stronger privacy protections, banning dark patterns in interfaces), but when governments talk about "protecting kids", they're usually talking about making it easier for the government to spy on private communications to the detriment of free speech, so I think it's important to be on guard for that. I hope that's not what Estonia is trying to do.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/eanopolsky/statuses/116387673045087054https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/eanopolsky/statuses/116387673045087054Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:15:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:58:57 GMT]]>@funnymonkey Or how having certain devices be allowed for kids 16 and under, and later they can graduate to devices for grown-ups.
Kid's devices, say phones, basically don't have internet access. Like the Light Phone someone developed.
Not sure how that could work with computers, but I'm sure some smart people could design something that could work as a safe kid computer.
Like moving from bicycles to cars.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/AskPippa/statuses/116387606549244414https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/AskPippa/statuses/116387606549244414Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:58:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:49:25 GMT]]>@funnymonkey 👍 💯

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/atlovato/statuses/116387569009550201https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/atlovato/statuses/116387569009550201Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:49:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:45:27 GMT]]>@funnymonkey

Basically she states the obvious indeed… we should sue big tech for harassment of children.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/xs4me2/statuses/116387553443530742https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/xs4me2/statuses/116387553443530742Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:45:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:47:13 GMT]]>@funnymonkey

At last! A leadership with sense.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RichRARobi/statuses/116387324452612279https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RichRARobi/statuses/116387324452612279Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:47:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:33:44 GMT]]>@funnymonkey partially agree. Yes big tech need regulating but the users need to take some responsibilty too.

Before SM the problem was games, DVDs, streaming... the "it is someone else's fault" is not always true and too many people are addicted to screens.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/EF/statuses/116387271458581280https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/EF/statuses/116387271458581280Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:33:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:24:34 GMT]]>@funnymonkey @milesizdead I don't think that the real violence has even started yet.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116175731239673526/statuses/116386999448974547https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116175731239673526/statuses/116386999448974547Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:24:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:40:57 GMT]]>@funnymonkey @aslakr Yes, Estonia! They are also a model for building and delivering good digital government services - it’s possible with enough political will.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/MisuseCase/statuses/116386827987394673https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/MisuseCase/statuses/116386827987394673Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:40:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:37:35 GMT]]>@funnymonkey Sadly teens don't have a big enough lobby in Brussels.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/koen_hufkens/statuses/116386814752729593https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/koen_hufkens/statuses/116386814752729593Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:37:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:44:29 GMT]]>@funnymonkey Certainly regulate big (US) tech, but is that enough?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.io/users/TimFinnerty/statuses/116386605930020762https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.io/users/TimFinnerty/statuses/116386605930020762Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:44:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:11:12 GMT]]>@funnymonkey 83 youth researchers released a statement with a similar message last week. Our government is thinking about a social media ban for youngsters, so it had to be done.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/users/milesizdead/statuses/116386475038047556https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/users/milesizdead/statuses/116386475038047556Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:11:12 GMT