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A comment on Why Every Country Should Set 16 as the Minimum Age for Social Media Accounts. Parent comment

Re:Why Every Country Should Set 16 as the Minimum Age for So... by dleslie on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:39PM (#46624878)
The simple answer is that children should not have access to a cell phone at their leisure, or unmonitored access to a computer or tablet. Access should be limited, purposeful, and monitored when possible.
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Re:Why Every Country Should Set 16 as the Minimum Age for So... by aidenn0 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:29PM (#46628040)
I agree with you; without the overwhelming majority of society agreeing with you it's not possible though because if one kid has a free access to a cell phone, then every person in their friend-group now has free access to that cell phone.
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