Over 80% for?? As someone who simply changed their year of birth when creating a Facebook account as an under 13 kid, I don’t think full bans are realistic. They’ll find a way; why not limitations within their actual account? Parents can ensure their children’s accounts are setup with the correct age, isn’t that better than kids having accounts in secret? I realise my suggestion isn’t a full fix either but a full ban is comparable with teaching abstinence only.
Interesting that AU have recognised the negative impact of social media / algorithms on younger users; but seem to have overlooked the (generally) older users who often seem to take misinformation / AI generated images / absolute nonsense at face value and blindly share the rhetoric within their algorithm-induced echo chambers…
I sat down and explained the good and the bad of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter et al and why it made me uncomfortable them using it. I don't post pictures of my kids on my social media and I explained the idea of a 'digital footprint' to them and how one needs to gain a certain amount of understanding about relationships and how making certain things public - and therefor no longer under your control - takes experience, judgement and confidence.
You learn these skills growing up offline. They get that.
i feel like some key context is missing from why maybe some aussies aren’t as on board with the new ban: our criminal responsibility age is 10 (one of the lowest in the world). so at the age of 13, it is possible to be arrested and charged for a crime but not go on social media, which seems a bit hypocritical to me.
Over 80% for?? As someone who simply changed their year of birth when creating a Facebook account as an under 13 kid, I don’t think full bans are realistic. They’ll find a way; why not limitations within their actual account? Parents can ensure their children’s accounts are setup with the correct age, isn’t that better than kids having accounts in secret? I realise my suggestion isn’t a full fix either but a full ban is comparable with teaching abstinence only.
Interesting that AU have recognised the negative impact of social media / algorithms on younger users; but seem to have overlooked the (generally) older users who often seem to take misinformation / AI generated images / absolute nonsense at face value and blindly share the rhetoric within their algorithm-induced echo chambers…
Echo…echo. I am the earth.
I sat down and explained the good and the bad of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter et al and why it made me uncomfortable them using it. I don't post pictures of my kids on my social media and I explained the idea of a 'digital footprint' to them and how one needs to gain a certain amount of understanding about relationships and how making certain things public - and therefor no longer under your control - takes experience, judgement and confidence.
You learn these skills growing up offline. They get that.
i feel like some key context is missing from why maybe some aussies aren’t as on board with the new ban: our criminal responsibility age is 10 (one of the lowest in the world). so at the age of 13, it is possible to be arrested and charged for a crime but not go on social media, which seems a bit hypocritical to me.
AHHHH!! thank you so much for sharing :')