I see a lot of well-meaning support for this. I can’t help but think there has to be a way to implement these kinds of controls without taking power away from the user.
Like the Fediverse implementing better mod tools rather than expecting Twitter to effectively moderate the internet.
I can’t take seriously articles about the Internet that don’t even capitalize “Internet” correctly.
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.
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.
Thank you.
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.
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.
Sounds like screentime.
What’s a screentime?
