Metro — Blackout
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A new movement to ban social media for under-16s has a huge blind spot.

to be enforced by way of biometric scanning and ID tokens

Do we really want to do a biometric scan to access websites in New Zealand?

  • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    23 days ago

    As are those of Pasifika, rainbow and disabled young people — communities where online spaces are not just distractions or dangers, but sometimes lifelines.

    This article is mostly quite sane, but is ‘rainbow’ new term for LGBT+ people now?

    • BaconWrappedEnigma@lemmy.nzOP
      7·
      23 days ago

      Yes. “Rainbow Community” or “Rainbow Communities” has been used since the early 00s. If you want to use the term then using the plural “Rainbow Communities” is preferred as an acknowledgement of the diversity within the cohort.