Social media ban for teenagers/kids, what do we think?
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Social media ban for teenagers/kids, what do we think?
Further reading: https://www.dw.com/en/european-nations-mull-social-media-ban-for-children-instagram-tiktok-anxiety-depression/a-75841184@hpod16 no, because that would be tantamount to reversing the roles of perpetrator and victim, relieving Big Tech of its responsibility, depriving young people (including those aged 14-16) of digital participation and/or criminalizing them if they circumvent age restrictions on their own, and on top of that, massively weakening privacy and data protection.
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@hpod16 no, because that would be tantamount to reversing the roles of perpetrator and victim, relieving Big Tech of its responsibility, depriving young people (including those aged 14-16) of digital participation and/or criminalizing them if they circumvent age restrictions on their own, and on top of that, massively weakening privacy and data protection.
@hpod16 if Big Tech cannot or does not want to guarantee the protection of minors, then Big Tech must be banned from Europe, not young people from social networks across the board. IMHO.
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Social media ban for teenagers/kids, what do we think?
Further reading: https://www.dw.com/en/european-nations-mull-social-media-ban-for-children-instagram-tiktok-anxiety-depression/a-75841184I don't like how the term ban means "we have to verify you using ID, deanonymize you, and attach your identity to your social media account." If even such a ban exists, that method shouldn't be used at all as it only harms adults. I'd rather agree if parents have to make child accounts and parent their kids themselves. It's not anyone's responsibility to parent other people's children, especially if you're unmarried/child-free. If you give your kids an ipad/smartphone, you've failed as a parent.
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I don't like how the term ban means "we have to verify you using ID, deanonymize you, and attach your identity to your social media account." If even such a ban exists, that method shouldn't be used at all as it only harms adults. I'd rather agree if parents have to make child accounts and parent their kids themselves. It's not anyone's responsibility to parent other people's children, especially if you're unmarried/child-free. If you give your kids an ipad/smartphone, you've failed as a parent.
@hpod16 as someone whose both child-free, unmarried/single, and belong to one of the queer community (aromantic–asexual) I feel like this rules will harm us than giving benefit. And I grew up without a smartphone in my early childhood (as smartphones don't even exist).
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Social media ban for teenagers/kids, what do we think?
Further reading: https://www.dw.com/en/european-nations-mull-social-media-ban-for-children-instagram-tiktok-anxiety-depression/a-75841184@hpod16 for kids, yes absolutely. Kids under ~14 should not be on any digital platforms where strangers can contact them.
Teenagers are a different topic. Banning teens from all social media is overkill IMO. Better to combat addiction machines (algorithms).
And restriction enforcement is hard to do right.
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@hpod16 for kids, yes absolutely. Kids under ~14 should not be on any digital platforms where strangers can contact them.
Teenagers are a different topic. Banning teens from all social media is overkill IMO. Better to combat addiction machines (algorithms).
And restriction enforcement is hard to do right.
@nitrml thanks for your view!
I have a little brother, and I'm glad that our parents are limiting his social media use / screen time.
I think more and more parents are becoming aware of the dangers, but maybe that's just my bubble.
