I lied about my age online until i was 21

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I'm 25 now, but ever since when I was under 21, I always lied about my age when signing up for websites. I joined facebook when I was 11 and said I was born in 1985. I was really born in 1996. I have never changed my birthday on facebook because I don't want them to get suspicious or security check me. I did this with websites until I turned 21 unless the site seemed like it wouldn't make a big deal about it.

I don't think it's right for websites or laws to say you have to be 13, 18, 21 etc. to sign up. I took serious offence at that. My belief is that if you can't change it, nobody should be able to discriminate against you for it. You can't change your age, birth gender or race. People get pissed when they are treated as sub-citizens for being transgender, gay, black, etc. but they seem to think ageism is acceptable. I get that children's safety must be protected, but some of the laws are just unnecessary.

If a child really wants to join a website, they can just lie and never reveal their age. You can't completely stop children from seeing the online world. I saw porn for the first time when I was around 6 or 7 and was cursing before I started kindergarten. If a child really wants to see or do something they will find a way. This is what happened with me.

I feel very sorry for the 14 year old whose post was deleted today. The world has always had it's problems but people just can't change this ageism thing. God, help society change.

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  • KholatKhult
    1 year ago | pl

    Hell. No.

    Pornography and unlimited internet access is one of the most damaging things that has been given to children. It is how you have created a generation of people entirely desensitized to violence and fetished hedonism.

    I’ve spoken to many women that talked about the dangers they put themselves in to predators on the internet when they were young. Rampant online grooming of minors is horrendous.

    Pornography is disgustingly too easy to access. The market has a chokehold on addicts, and enables some of the worst oppression and violence towards women and young people.

    IIN is not a place for children. Hell the internet is no place for children. It is not “sheltering” to keep children away from predatory and deviant adults. Parents have failed to protect their children from this, and there needs to be action taken.

    Therapy and counseling by licensed pediatric professionals should be easier accessed and funded. Our nations will always benefit from this and it is one of the most worthiest investments in our future.

    I could rant for hours about this

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  • 1WeirdGuy
    1 year ago

    Children always think they know everything and others dont want to have to have a bunch of children on their servers. It is irritating.

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  • Tinybird
    1 year ago

    I agree VERY MUCH with the term, "if you can't change it, nobody should be able to discriminate against you for it." If only more people could have this notion.

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  • JellyBeanBandit
    1 year ago

    It's normal to lie about your age to gain access to those websites, but it's not normal to say that restricting minors from using them is considered ageism.

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  • farkelu
    1 year ago

    Jeez - I hope we didn't exchange naughty photos!

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