Google Canada reported communicating with Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne last month about the company’s efforts to “combat misinformation and disinformation,” “ensure child safety” and “promote content creation on online platforms, such as YouTube.” Miville-Dechêne, generally, has been supportive of legislation to rein in the power of major tech companies and social media platforms. She was supportive of the Online Streaming Act in 2022, which compelled digital streaming services to prioritize Cana
  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Look fuck Google and all that, but is it really the search engines job to do this? What happens is then they’ll require age verification of some fashion or attempt to block and sexual content entirely.

    • a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      6 days ago

      Agreed. They’ll erode everyone else’s right to privacy in order to “protect children”

      Parents are free to restrict the content their children view. If the parents choose not to learn how to set up those restrictions, that’s on them.