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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Unsealed complaint says Meta 'coveted' under-13s and deceives the public about age enforcement | The unredacted document reveals more details from a lawsuit filed against Meta by 33 states in October.::Nearly a month after attorneys general from 33 states filed a lawsuit against Meta, the complaint has been unsealed to show more of the evidence and arguments they've laid out. The lawsuit alleges the presence of users under the age of 13 is an "open secret" at Meta.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I take issue with that "we're old" conclusion, not because I'm not old (I am), but because it implies touch screens are a replacement for keyboard/mouse or controllers in gaming. They aren't.

They limit input to various touch actions on the screen, lack precision (in a way that varies depending on your finger size), don't give tactile feedback (which is an important part of natural touch and helps with the precision thing), and obscure whatever is on the display when you put your finger there to touch it.

Exposing kids to good games might reduce their susceptibility to ads for shitty games. Also teaching them that just because you see "someone" failing in an obvious way doesn't mean you need to go and prove you can succeed. It's just bait.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It implies no such thing. Aside from being tongue in cheek it meant only that it is more common for them to encounter touch screen interfaces than other traditional HID’s. Which is covered by a lot of data. It may well be that keyboard and mouse are better devices.

All I’m saying is if some kid was shown a rotary phone and said they didn’t know what it is, it would be a bit silly to be surprised by that.