But the real question is: How long does it take for the minors to hack it?
(Probably just 30 seconds)
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2026
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I'm really getting tired of this click bait title popping up daily for the last week.
For what I understand from the articles, the app doesn't tie the login to your OS, which is a nice feature because it prevents Google or Apple from controlling where you can install the app. So it can work in opensource phones, maybe? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, it looks like the hacker needs to have access to your phone. It's the same as saying if you leave your house door open you can get robbed, so there's no point in buying a TV because it can get stolen.
As much as things go, I'd really prefer for the app to not exist at all. I really hate regulating the consumer instead of the profitter, and the social media shit is a prime example of "anything for the kids except going against those with the profit incentive to ignore abuse".
But, from what I've heard, this app has been open-sourced and is being community-tested, which is a plus.
You shouldn't worry about it not working on your phone, but refuse to use it at all.
This dystopic surveillance state shit needs to be boycotted. And the politicians and corporations pushing it should be, too.
We're already living in a dystopia where billionaires control millions of people with addictive algorithms, and they desperately want to do the same to kids to train them early. If anything, this makes it harder for kids to access the algorithm. Even if it saves 1% it's a net positive. I don't really care if a scrolling zombie already feeding all his data to a billionaire also gets surveilled by the government now. And what surveillance is that now? It's just an app telling your year of birth to a social media site with your authorization.
You should refuse to use social media at all.
The problem is that this is the worst way to go about it. The solution is not to bar people from accessing social media, but rather negate the incentive that makes big social addictive. Act on big business, not the citizen, go against power, not the powerless.
Big social isn't profitable unless they're tracking people. So they sure won't stop doing that. It would be their ending.
And when the governments do act on something, people go on "muh rights" tirades online, like everyone here.
Literally acting like gun rights people when the government tries to regulate arms. And social media is a hell of a weapon right now. It would be strange to defend firearms for everyone, even for kids. People think firearms are freedom, cars are freedom, smoking in restaurants is freedom. Well, I've been here before social media and I know it isn't freedom.
That being said... here, have an upvote because I agree with you.
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"It's just an app". 🤦
You don't want "government surveillance"? Fine by me.
I don't want billionaire surveillance: "OMG Facepalm!!"
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