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Re:Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: act now on child and adol... by themihai on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @12:46AM (#29481625)
Aren't there programs restricting social media? Why parent's don't just ban the social media for their kids?
Re:Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: act now on child and adol... by angelzen on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @01:31AM (#29481849)
Network effects. As long as the other kids socialize on social media, not using social media becomes a drastic socialization penalty. The problem cannot be solved individually, only by collective action. Most parents must ban social media (and electronics in general) for their kids. Which indicates a need to pass laws to ban social media for minors. Bans and teens don't usually work as intended, we probably also need a wide campaign of stigmatization of said social media, akin to anti-smoking campaigns.
Re:Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: act now on child and adol... by cute_boi on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @02:32AM (#29482130)
plus many schools etc are using facebook etc to disseminate news... and many kids friend prefers to communicate in facebook groups. Many teachers are also available in facebook.

In short: Network effect.