Hadron 10 #1 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Chez2 10 #2 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #3 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981 10 #4 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
catmiss 12 #5 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Albert the Cat 0 #6 Posted September 13, 2019 Social media reform could start by removing the “like” button. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch 213 #7 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/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #8 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Albert the Cat 0 #9 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
vwkittie 10 #10 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #11 Posted September 13, 2019 33 minutes ago, vwkittie said: Usually 13 which I do think is a little young really. Is there a facebook junior then? I know a ton of 9, 10, 11ish year old kids who are on their facebooks all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Hadron 10 #12 Posted September 13, 2019 I think 13 is too young as well as kids are still developing emotionally and react too instinctively without thinking. The age should be increased to 16 and parents will have the responsibility of maintaining that or face consequences themselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...