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primitivesuave ◴[] No.40715842[source]
Fear will always lead to an erosion of personal rights. Fear of child predators will lead to erosion of privacy rights, and fear of terrorists has deprived all Americans of the right to protection against unreasonable search/seizure. Welcome to modernity.
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torginus ◴[] No.40716676[source]
The irony of this is I don't think this will substantially reduce either the percieved or actual danger present to children.

I don't think this will make parents stop worrying about their kids being grabbed by strange men, and the danger will be just as present as before.

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1. Cthulhu_ ◴[] No.40716911[source]
That's only a fraction of the problem though. You have no idea how easy it is for for example, kids on the fortnite subreddit to end up on the NSFW fortnite subreddits and talk to others and start exchanging pictures.

The other thing nobody wants to talk about is that it's not always adult creepy men approaching kids, it's the kids themselves that seek out sexual conversations with strangers on the internet.

Sure, this is also the parents responsibility. But even with open phone access, internet filters, etc they will find a way, especially if their school gives them laptops and there's open wifi everywhere.

That's where this is also for. Parents cannot monitor all their children's internet access at all times. Children will resist and find ways around parents' control, as it has always been.