Posted by:
anonynon
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Date: October 21, 2023 12:34AM
Yes. RFM and all forums are social media, they're just not web 2.0 social media. Yahoo groups, car forums, yelp, it's all social media.
This site, like all others, old school or new, should have a disclaimer that people under 13 are prohibited from using the site.
Back in the day (2000's), all sites had this. To sign up or post, you had to check a box to claim you were 13 or older. That was the extent of the site's responsibility when it came to age. Sites involved with content for which there was legal minimum age (alcohol), people were/are still required to enter their birth date to gain access.
The devil is in the details of this proposition.
Here it is (link to the utah gov site)
https://shorturl.at/myzSXIt talks a good game but it's nearly impossible for them to track,
And no site is going to integrate some sort of curfew software. (that's a job for parents and can easily just lock and password protect browsers, phone operating systems and even the router if they don't want their kids online past a certain time) It is above and beyond what the federal government requires, you can see that here (link to the relevant material on the efcr.gov site) shorturl.at/pqLX6.
This proposition is idiotic, but it's not targeting RFM, it's targeting sites for children, or sites where children want to post.
All RFM needs to do is:
1. Not collect/track user data - and I believe it doesn't. Simple as that, but let's say it did:
2. Add a bold disclaimer that children under 13 can't read or post, they still will OR add a bold disclaimer that the site is intended for adults 18+ and people under that age can't read it, they still will. A posted disclaimer is all that's needed.
OR
3. Post a notice with links to web anonymizers or proxy sites that young utahans can use to access RFM.
It's interesting to see that utah is so concerned about the health and well being of minors, yet has no restrictions for what, where and how Utahan parents can and do exploit their kids online. If a young kid/young teen can't post provocative pics of themselves online (and they shouldn't), a parent shouldn't either. Lots of these mom-managed socials for child dancers/models/wannabe stars post their 3yos in full face makeup, prostitot outfits and poses. Basically things that, if posted by adults, would be considered thirst traps.