BarcelonaAustralia is one of the countries where the siege on social media is most advanced. The legislators are preparing a veto so that children under the age of 16 cannot use social media and part of the public discussion revolves around deciding whether YouTube should enter between restricted platforms. The head of Australian online security advocates that it be so, but the company refuses, of course, and also some of the local governments, such as that of Albany. If the feed Tiktok videos perverse, designed to cancel the user’s ability to stop him, has been considered pernicious for minors, then YouTube should be included in the ban, because he also has his narcotizing clips that destroy the user’s continuous care capacity and often appeal to primary instincts, including the lowest.
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However, if we accept that this is the case – and certainly social media is not just that, but they are also this – the reasonable question would be if it makes sense at the time to let young people from the age of seventeen a full Inside, assuming that there is nothing to do. For me, this is the weak point of all the debate on minors and networks: in essence it involves resigning not to intervene on the toxicity of these applications, as if it were inevitable. If there is a prejudice to public health, which would be easily demonstrable, it must be understood. Freedom of expression protects much of the harmful content, but nowhere it is written that these companies can promote them to maximize their benefit by against the common good. The algorithm must be carried out. YouTube, and the rest, must be considered responsible. And to be not only in front of the minors, but of society as a whole.
Aiko Tanaka
Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.
