<![CDATA[Estonia is correct.]]>Estonia is correct. The responsibility to keep children safe falls on adults and platform operators, not on the kids. If social media isn't safe for children, it's not safe for adults either, because the safety this is about isn't about the content, but of what the platforms do with our data.
https://thenextweb.com/news/estonia-eu-child-social-media-ban-opposition

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a372095c-87dc-47ee-80a1-3ee5f8b0e546/estonia-is-correct.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 13:35:18 GMTMon, 13 Apr 2026 05:46:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:23:38 GMT]]>@osma @zackwhittaker And the framework to enforce it will be the tombstone of Liberty and Democracy in the West.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ieji.de/ap/users/116321885008510275/statuses/116425216415402732https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ieji.de/ap/users/116321885008510275/statuses/116425216415402732Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:23:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:25:48 GMT]]>Here's a good longer piece explaining why age verification solves nothing for children's safety, puts all of us at risk, violates fundamental privacy protections and lets the bad actors, "social" ad platforms off the hook. By @zackwhittaker
https://this.weekinsecurity.com/papers-please-age-verification-laws-threaten-everyones-online-security-and-privacy/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/osma/statuses/116424281183469926https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/osma/statuses/116424281183469926Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:25:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:20:55 GMT]]>@osma
I don’t know if we can call a country that turns over their educational system to chatGPT “correct”.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://waag.social/users/laslab/statuses/116399017505338778https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://waag.social/users/laslab/statuses/116399017505338778Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:20:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:16:54 GMT]]>@osma Maybe there's something to that "digital republic" mystique.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cambrian.social/objects/98bbe454-1269-dd41-2676-b45795135457https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cambrian.social/objects/98bbe454-1269-dd41-2676-b45795135457Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:16:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:13:01 GMT]]>@osma Correct. All this age restriction is just cope to avoid regulating the platforms themselves.

Either aomebody is looking for a payout, or more likely, afraid of the wrath of social media companies could pull on their election campaigns if they ’oppose’ them.

At least somebody still got some guts.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116398986441897153https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116398986441897153Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:13:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:01:52 GMT]]>@osma @zenfin @marc_eu
yes, this is my point.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/elCelio/statuses/116398706661958102https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/elCelio/statuses/116398706661958102Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:01:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:12:25 GMT]]>RE: https://mas.to/@osma/116095472833326752

The editorial control by a corporation is what defines media, including social media. Nothing that is controlled by a private corporation can be a "town square", never mind a global one.
@elCelio @zenfin @marc_eu

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/osma/statuses/116398512211493528https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/osma/statuses/116398512211493528Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:12:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:56:57 GMT]]>@zenfin @marc_eu @osma

social media is the new global town square.

how much should it be controlled and regulated by private corporations?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/elCelio/statuses/116398215480185749https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/elCelio/statuses/116398215480185749Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:56:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:50:45 GMT]]>@osma Filtering is a form of "ban". It's basic , which there is far too little of.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115482733208514503/statuses/116397483357468709https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115482733208514503/statuses/116397483357468709Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:50:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:18:07 GMT]]>@elCelio Indeed. And at least in Finland, the idea is that we want to ban smoking altogether. Slowly we make it more and more difficult for companies to market and sell smoking products, because we know they are not good for anyone.

Not so with social media. It’s good for anyone to connect with other people. We just want to remove the exploitation.

@marc_eu @osma

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/users/zenfin/statuses/116397119072864961https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/users/zenfin/statuses/116397119072864961Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:18:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:13:35 GMT]]>@osma You’re almost there… but you’ve missed the core point.

Safety isn’t just about “what platforms do with data” … it’s about power asymmetry. Children are vulnerable because they lack agency, not because adults are equally exposed.

If everything is unsafe for everyone, you dilute responsibility. Adults choose… children don’t.

Regulation should reflect that difference, not erase it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/velvetguillotine/statuses/116397101275592254https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/velvetguillotine/statuses/116397101275592254Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:13:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:08:15 GMT]]>@osma and with us.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hespere.de/users/hllizi/statuses/116397080312177206https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hespere.de/users/hllizi/statuses/116397080312177206Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:08:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:07:07 GMT]]>@osma
It's Epstein logic where the sicko rich men are sheltered to continue their evil, and the kids are victimized by losing access.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/NMBA/statuses/116397075845477939https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/NMBA/statuses/116397075845477939Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:07:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:02:01 GMT]]>@osma Thank you. Once again, governments/politicians will do everything but hold power to account. Far easier to pin the blame on, and control the behaviors of, the victims/vulnerable.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/tarabara/statuses/116397055791317337https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/tarabara/statuses/116397055791317337Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:02:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:50:11 GMT]]>@marc_eu @osma
smoking is not safe for adults either.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/elCelio/statuses/116397009230747613https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/elCelio/statuses/116397009230747613Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:50:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:27:53 GMT]]>@osma
Don't agree. Many parents don't care.

Governments don't allow children to smoke, so why not put a ban on SM for children?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/marc_eu/statuses/116396921547385125https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/marc_eu/statuses/116396921547385125Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:27:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:03:46 GMT]]>@osma Estonia is only half correct, because they are still pushing for regulation of the platform as being the solution for child safety.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alecmuffett/statuses/116396826704034515https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alecmuffett/statuses/116396826704034515Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:03:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:44:44 GMT]]>@DePemig @osma Exactly, especially as there’s currently no measure to prove age that can’t be turned into digital infrastructure for authoritarianism easily. It’d be ineffective at protecting children but potentially effective at stifling free speech.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/richrants/statuses/116396044081640326https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/richrants/statuses/116396044081640326Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:44:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Estonia is correct. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:15:52 GMT]]>@osma And another article failing to properly mention that an age ban affects *everyone*. Also you, adult, will need to prove your age.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/DePemig/statuses/116395930608170676https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/DePemig/statuses/116395930608170676Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:15:52 GMT