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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Prohibition never works; people will always find other bad — maybe even worse — things to do. The human pressure to have social interactions may lead to creating terrible IRL friendships, ones that can be much more dangerous.

Instead, I would strongly advise for honest, mature conversations about the risks that social media comes along with. This can lead to a highly positive impact, especially if you teach how to observe interactions between people through social media, even if not interacting, yourself.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Prohibition works... temporarily. If you believe your child is not ready for SM, then prohibiting them from it until they are can work.

    So yes, have a mature conversation with your kids, set boundaries, etc. That's something that should happen between a parent and a child, not between a government and a child.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I actually agree with you, especially in the last sentence. Knowing the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, governments are definitely willing to manipulate children through control of information.

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