The Case for Banning Children from Social Media

Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media by hackerlight on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @09:46PM (#35448208)

> Would you let your children become addicted to gambling?

The problem is worse because it's not up to the parents. Even if the kids opt out, they will now feel excluded because all their peers are on social media, they will still be a victim of the gossip mills and other nastiness present on social media even if they're not directly participating. That's why a blanket-wide ban for under-18s or under-16s is necessary.

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Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media by andy_ppp on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @09:58PM (#35448300)

I wouldn't go this far but I'd definitely make social media a lot less social/algorithm/attention driven.

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Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media by JCharante on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:05AM (#35451316)

If schools are so toxic then maybe we should rethink schools. Either have a true nuke-from-orbit zero tolerance to harrassment or have people who care do homeschooling.

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