Government brings in social media ban for under 16s - Do you support it?

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  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,415 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132936#Comment_1132936

    Don't worry, I'm sure the government have plans for it and for VPN. It's not impossible to stop as some said.

  • Stellar
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 539 Trailblazing

    See questions like this are good because it's a litmus test of how educated people are on something. and if not, whether they're eilling to admit it, or fall back on comparing it back to their childhood, which is so different so not applicable now.

    most people supporting social media bans have no idea why these bans don't work, nor the harm it would cause marginalised youth, including disabled kids.

  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,415 Championing
    edited June 19
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132960#Comment_1132960

    And what's your idea of how it would work then, seeing as there are some really clever people working on this?. A lot of people are thinking of the influence it has on younger people with some young people dying because of it. Would that not make you think more about it if it was a relative of yours?.

  • rubin16
    rubin16 Scope Member Posts: 1,591 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132960#Comment_1132960

    People rarely educate themselves or even ask question on the subject they support. They just see "oh it helps children" lets support it and not ask any questions. Regardless whether it means in the future it will vastly affect everyone and not in a positive way.

    Some people might as well just go round going "baa"

  • egiste2r
    egiste2r Posts: 161 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132944#Comment_1132944

    Haha, tell that to someone who has been working in this field for decades!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMT1X2T1jGQ
  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Community Member Posts: 8,914 Championing
    edited June 21

    I essentially was the last generation who grew up with the internet but without social media so I have a comparison as to what life is like without it. I'm young enough to remember life without but not so old as to have swapped my normal glasses for rose tinted ones 😉

    I look at life for young people now who do live with it, and consider both the harm and benefit it causes.

    I was never in favour of a ban at first but with time and careful consideration, have changed my opinion.

    For me I suppose it boils down to my opinion that the current business model of the tech companies is incompatible with keeping children and young people safe as users of social media, and they've had quite long enough to change.

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