Hadron Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Kids are being seriously damaged by the poor use of social media. Should the age at which they use it be such that they can be prosecuted as adults for the damage they cause others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez2 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 With all the problems at the moment it should be be banned without adult supervision until the age of eighteen. Society started going down hill in the 1980s when everyone had to win, no losers; kids wrapped in cotton wool, no resilience taught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Just watched the Jesy Nelson doc on the BBC and while I personally can’t understand why on earth anyone would be upset by what some anonymous idiot on the internet says about them, I do realise it does do enormous damage. What are the age restrictions for social media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 How do you police such a law at a time when parents are buying their kids smartphones at a really young age? This is something that has to start in the home, and today's parents have to learn how to say NO to their little darlings demanding this and that.Teenagers will rebel against parental control locks on their phones and only the strictest of parents will win that battle.From what I have seen, there are not too many parents around like that these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmiss Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Unless there is a universal age restriction, which providers will never agree to, it’s a real problem. I’ve spoken to my son and grandchild re this and both acknowledge the problems but also identify how kids without access are bullied and ostracised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the Cat Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Social media reform could start by removing the “like” button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 17 minutes ago, Albert the Cat said: Social media reform could start by removing the “like” button. https://qz.com/1701863/hiding-likes-on-facebook-and-instagram-might-actually-make-them-a-bit-better/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, Albert the Cat said: Social media reform could start by removing the “like” button. Wouldn’t that stop a lot of younger people from using it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the Cat Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Top Cats Hat said: Wouldn’t that stop a lot of younger people from using it? That’s a bad thing because........? Edited September 13, 2019 by Albert the Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Top Cats Hat said: Just watched the Jesy Nelson doc on the BBC and while I personally can’t understand why on earth anyone would be upset by what some anonymous idiot on the internet says about them, I do realise it does do enormous damage. What are the age restrictions for social media? Usually 13 which I do think is a little young really. I think the problem for kids is not being able to get away from bullying, it doesn't stop when they go home from school now - it can be 24/7 via social media. Poor kids. I saw an advert the other day (for Barnardos or similar I think) where bullies were depicted as hyenas circling around a girl wherever she went, it was quite hard hitting. Edited September 13, 2019 by vwkittie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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