Site Supporter Cheese Posted October 13 Site Supporter Posted October 13 Just now, London Wanderer said: I completely agree. Ban access to social media until the age of 18 and smart phones until the same age. We'd see huge improvements to mental health. Problem is that parents see the 13 guidelines and don't properly understand the risks. Then they let them on at 11 or 12 thinking it's no different to getting their 17 year old a pint or letting their 10 year old watch a 12 rated movie. We're on the same page then. It's down to idiotic parenting. Quote
London Wanderer Posted October 13 Posted October 13 21 minutes ago, Cheese said: We're on the same page then. It's down to idiotic parenting. Algorithms & age guidelines 🤣 Didn’t know parents were deciding those Quote
Site Supporter Cheese Posted October 13 Site Supporter Posted October 13 (edited) 11 minutes ago, London Wanderer said: Algorithms & age guidelines 🤣 Didn’t know parents were deciding those Neither of those things are applicable to kids without parental consent. 🤷♂️ Unless loads of kids are paying their own broadband and mobile phone bills? Edited October 13 by Cheese Quote
gonzo Posted October 13 Posted October 13 41 minutes ago, Cheese said: We're on the same page then. It's down to idiotic parenting. Sanctimonious bullshit. Quote
Site Supporter Cheese Posted October 13 Site Supporter Posted October 13 (edited) 37 minutes ago, gonzo said: Sanctimonious bullshit. Common sense. If we all generally agree that access to Social Media should be heavily restricted until the age of 18, why the fuck are we giving them access to it earlier? And the "we" includes me. I just don't have the same level of concern as others have expressed in this discussion. Edited October 13 by Cheese Quote
Site Supporter only1swanny Posted October 13 Site Supporter Posted October 13 Facebook, meta etc all store and sell data, I like to point out that everything is permanent, and we're also going to have young people facing a world of saved posts ready to destroy careers. I show them examples, none of them realised that someone can screenshot a WhatsApp and you loose control..as in their eyes "encrypted" means your safe. Prime example bring that rugby lass over the summer. Issue is though as there's no escaping the net, there's echo chambers. FOMO, kids comparing themselves to Instagram models, trolls, fake news, deep fakes, and that's before we mention the ones with pure ill intent. Quote
gonzo Posted October 13 Posted October 13 56 minutes ago, Cheese said: Common sense. If we all generally agree that access to Social Media should be heavily restricted until the age of 18, why the fuck are we giving them access to it earlier? And the "we" includes me. I just don't have the same level of concern as others have expressed in this discussion. Because not everything is about you and your children. Quote
Site Supporter Cheese Posted October 13 Site Supporter Posted October 13 6 minutes ago, gonzo said: Because not everything is about you and your children. Eh? Quote
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