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How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy? (piefed.ca)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The answer is that we shouldn't have most social media to begin with and parents need to actually fucking parent their kid's usage. Social media is just the television replacement.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    It is by nature very different from television. Television is purely entertainment, and is one sided. It's also only available when you are at home in front of a TV.

    Social media is two way, you engage with it directly. You are now comparing yourself to the perceived lives of those around you. For most adults, this is fine. It had proven to have a very negative impact on developing children/teens, especially young girls. Not to mention it is now always with you, always in your pocket. You have access to it 24/7, which is nothing like TV.

    TV has been around for a century and has not shown massive negative consequences on mental health. Social media and smart phones has been around for ~15 years and has ruined a generation. It is definitely not just the television replacement

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    I meant by the television as it's used to distract/occupy kids so the parents can just not parent. Not that it's got the same issues as television, it's just the replacement for keeping kids distracted so people can just not be parents to their crotch spawn.

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