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China turns on ‘minors mode’ to keep kids safe online (www.theregister.com)

submitted 10 hours ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Parents can invoke minors mode with a single click and set usage time limits. Devices set to minors mode will even remind users to take breaks, and collect stats so parents can make sure their offspring are surfing the web in an age-appropriate and socialist fashion.

This sounds awesome. This isn't the weird shit like some states in the US have for determining if you can log into porn, or South Koreas weird government-login-page-in-everything scheme, it's part of the parent's family plan for their kid they can turn on/off.

I realize there's worrying undertones (that already exist on the Chinese internet regardless) but the actual feature as-is seems like the ideal for this sort of thing.

[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Sounds like screentime.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 46 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

They probably saw the Russian culture war brain rot play out with American youth and decided to have a circuit breaker.

Behind the Bastards has an episode about how YouTube went right wing to create site engagement and an anger economy, and an episode about Facebook doing thr same for boomers.

Some governments are looking into limiting those influences.

[–] andxz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

It's not only the US that got hit by that russian campaign to mess with youths and even younger children. Europe for its fair share as well. It also plays into their "oh look at the degenerate west" playbook perfectly.

They're responsible for so much damage that I have no idea how it'll end. Not even children with tech savvy parents are immune, as I can attest to myself.

It's important as fuck to have discussions about bad content to children ass soon as they get any kind of screen available to them, and it should never ever be a babysitter unless it's under controlled circumstances.

It's also a good idea to start teaching your children how any tech they use works and what happens under the hood if they're interested. They're certainly less likely to get influenced by any bad actors if they know what's what.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 7 points 7 hours ago

They already have the GFW and state control of the media.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 12 points 9 hours ago

Fuck this

[+] jimbel@lemm.ee -12 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I completely agree Internet should be regulated especially for children. Should be done in Europe as well. But of course this regulation should not be misused for propaganda.

[–] shaggyb@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Parents need to do their fucking jobs and keep their shithead kids out of my business.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 25 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Look I will be clear to you. You can not have a free and open internet and governments unable to misuse their power to shutdown websites, information whenever they please. And at the same time regulate the internet "to protect the children". You can't have both at the same time.

[–] Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf 5 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

The internet is firmly in the grasp of mega corporations. There is no free internet anymore. This shit needs to be regulated.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

This is really good point. The internet has been completely taken over by American oligarch gangs, on an outcome basis it's not too far from internet censorship China (just implemented via alternative means).

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I guess we don't exist, then

[–] Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

A tiny niche that's only accessible to people who know how the internet works. Ask your regular Joe if they've even ever heard of the Fediverse. Kids will flock to the easiest accesibke and largest platforms. Not Lemmy. And even Lemmy would be toxic for kids.

[+] vegetvs@kbin.earth -21 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

I can't take seriously articles about the Internet that don't capitalize "the Internet" correctly.

[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

'The Internet.' You are almost correct, an internet is a descriptor of two or more interconnected networks. The Internet is a proper noun which should actually be capital 'T' he capital 'I' nternet. You have "an internet" like 'a universe' and 'The Internet' like 'The Universe.'

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 18 points 8 hours ago

I've been on the internet since like 1992 and I've never once capitalized it, and I don't think I've ever seen it capitalized. shrug

[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

Why would it be capitalized? There's only a few words in the English language, that are capitalized. And "internet" isn't one of them, as it's just a normal noun.

[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

an internet is a descriptor of two or more interconnected networks. The Internet is a proper noun which should actually be capital ‘T’ he capital ‘I’ nternet. You have “an internet” like ‘a universe’ and ‘The Internet’ like ‘The Universe.’

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_of_Internet

The direction of travel is towards "internet" (lowercase), but pedants gonna pedant.

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 8 hours ago

I suspect it could be seen as a proper noun.

If Acme and FooCorp create a bridge between their private network spaces, it's an internet (common noun) but not the Internet (proper noun, referring to the one with Goatse).

Let's find an English teacher. And yell at them for forcing us to read the same terrible novel in both 10th and 12th grades. Maybe after that, return to this subject.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You and I are posting on the Fediverse right now (capital F). If I create two of my own personal Lemmy instances that only federate with each other, they're not a part of the Fediverse. I've now created my own fediverse (lower-case F). The Fediverse is a fediverse, but not all fediverses are the Fediverse.

Same with internet and Internet. There is the main, collective Internet that we all know and use daily, but it's one of many internets.

[–] vegetvs@kbin.earth 1 points 7 hours ago

Thank you.