Let the parents police their children, not the government.
Nothing wrong in a group of 14 and 15 year old mates having a private groupchat on Snapchat. It’s like banning text messages and emails 20 years ago and saying to all children to use the house phone or send a letter through the post!
snellen87 on
I would say that there is probably undue influence in more than 1 mp
Hellstorm901 on
The second time they rejected it the government summoned social media bosses to Downing Street to demand they implement the ban themselves to circumvent the vote
I have no doubt in my mind with this third failure and the governments “We’re still going for it because we’re right” attitude they will likely use the Online Safety Act to get the social media ban put in place
Particular-Scale5644 on
Good, it was a bad fix to a problem they’re too scared to face. Social media isn’t inherently bad. Tech companies who indulge in the least possible safeguarding and the most possible algorithmic manipulation and exploitation are. Force them to change and let the kids chat.
vriska1 on
I think the parliament act is going to come into play soon.
Key_Estimate1385 on
Social media is destroying the minds and confident of our kids. These platforms are designed to drive us to extremist content, things our kids minds cannot comprehend what is real or fake….
Additional-Fail-7302 on
How are MPs supposed to groom kids if we ban them all from social media? Preposterous!
Tiny-Command9417 on
here’s an idea start fining companies that don’t properly regulate/ check misinformation or disinformation !
shads_r on
Just wanna say my own perspective here. I’m not for or against the ban, but I think we should be really careful with it. I went to school in a town but lived in a very small village away from my friends. If I had no access to social media when I was growing up, I would have been fucking miserable. Not everyone has the luxary of having friends within a 5-10 minute walk they can go round and see like how the people with rose tinted glasses imagine what this ban will lead to.
Obviously this ban is very dependent on what counts as “social media” because the definition can be both broad and narrow, but I would hate for a ban to lead to kids who grew up in situations like mine feeling cut off from everyone afterschool.
GhostRiders on
It shows how scared the Government is of all the Social Media Platforms.
For example they could put into law that All Social Media Platforms have 48 hours to remove any CSAM Material that has been reported, failure to do so will incur a substantial fine that will double for each offence.
If they reach x number of failures then they will be IP Block until such time they have paid all fines.
The Social Media Platforms can try and complain but they are not going to get any support, it is a win win for the Government but like I said, they are terrified of upsetting them and Dump
throwaway_ArBe on
Good!
Kids isolated by illness, disability, exclusion or school refusal need a way to socialise. I’ll only help my kid skirt the rules if it ever passes. It took them a while to join social media and they’re still very wary, but just having the ability to tag someone who also likes the show they like and go “hey isn’t this cool” has made such a difference to their mental health.
I can’t imagine it would be very good for kids anyway to be thrown in the deep end at 18. Why not make social media a curriculum topic? Since I have to home educate, that’s what I’ve done and my kid (with help of course, which they seek out regularly) is able to identify ragebait, propaganda and misinformation and take steps to avoid it, they seek out worthwhile content to train their algorithms, they block unpleasant and dangerous people on sight, they don’t share personal information, they don’t get into fights. I know some kids won’t be so easy, I was an absolute arse at their age and would have gone out of my way to break the rules. But it’s really not *that* hard to equip kids with the knowledge and skills they need to be safe on social media.
Bans are an easy solution, but they’re often not effective solutions.
mida0137 on
How would the govt even implement a ban on social media for kids. Parents need to be more involved and aware of what their kids are doing instead of the government controlling this.
Parents are not aware of the dangers of social media or the internet. Some of them did not grow up with the same way the kids nowadays are. I think the parents need to be educated on their options and benefits of controlling phones and internet/social media usage for kids. Only way I can think of doing this is through schools, all schools have access to kids and their parents. Have the schools give out the information to the parents and then it’s the parent’s responsibility about what their kids get up to.
yellow-beard1 on
I’m getting fed up with this government trying to interfere with everybody’s lives. They should guide but not dictate.
Technology & being social online is a huge part of life now. It is what it is.
Problem this government has is there credibility is in the gutter. Left, right, up, down – they’ve disappointed people. They’re like an unprepared & indecisive substitute teacher – not paid attention to, ridiculed & nobody doing what they say.
My opinion
parkchanwookiee on
It would cut off one of their main sources of grooming kids
14 commenti
Good.
Let the parents police their children, not the government.
Nothing wrong in a group of 14 and 15 year old mates having a private groupchat on Snapchat. It’s like banning text messages and emails 20 years ago and saying to all children to use the house phone or send a letter through the post!
I would say that there is probably undue influence in more than 1 mp
The second time they rejected it the government summoned social media bosses to Downing Street to demand they implement the ban themselves to circumvent the vote
I have no doubt in my mind with this third failure and the governments “We’re still going for it because we’re right” attitude they will likely use the Online Safety Act to get the social media ban put in place
Good, it was a bad fix to a problem they’re too scared to face. Social media isn’t inherently bad. Tech companies who indulge in the least possible safeguarding and the most possible algorithmic manipulation and exploitation are. Force them to change and let the kids chat.
I think the parliament act is going to come into play soon.
Social media is destroying the minds and confident of our kids. These platforms are designed to drive us to extremist content, things our kids minds cannot comprehend what is real or fake….
How are MPs supposed to groom kids if we ban them all from social media? Preposterous!
here’s an idea start fining companies that don’t properly regulate/ check misinformation or disinformation !
Just wanna say my own perspective here. I’m not for or against the ban, but I think we should be really careful with it. I went to school in a town but lived in a very small village away from my friends. If I had no access to social media when I was growing up, I would have been fucking miserable. Not everyone has the luxary of having friends within a 5-10 minute walk they can go round and see like how the people with rose tinted glasses imagine what this ban will lead to.
Obviously this ban is very dependent on what counts as “social media” because the definition can be both broad and narrow, but I would hate for a ban to lead to kids who grew up in situations like mine feeling cut off from everyone afterschool.
It shows how scared the Government is of all the Social Media Platforms.
For example they could put into law that All Social Media Platforms have 48 hours to remove any CSAM Material that has been reported, failure to do so will incur a substantial fine that will double for each offence.
If they reach x number of failures then they will be IP Block until such time they have paid all fines.
The Social Media Platforms can try and complain but they are not going to get any support, it is a win win for the Government but like I said, they are terrified of upsetting them and Dump
Good!
Kids isolated by illness, disability, exclusion or school refusal need a way to socialise. I’ll only help my kid skirt the rules if it ever passes. It took them a while to join social media and they’re still very wary, but just having the ability to tag someone who also likes the show they like and go “hey isn’t this cool” has made such a difference to their mental health.
I can’t imagine it would be very good for kids anyway to be thrown in the deep end at 18. Why not make social media a curriculum topic? Since I have to home educate, that’s what I’ve done and my kid (with help of course, which they seek out regularly) is able to identify ragebait, propaganda and misinformation and take steps to avoid it, they seek out worthwhile content to train their algorithms, they block unpleasant and dangerous people on sight, they don’t share personal information, they don’t get into fights. I know some kids won’t be so easy, I was an absolute arse at their age and would have gone out of my way to break the rules. But it’s really not *that* hard to equip kids with the knowledge and skills they need to be safe on social media.
Bans are an easy solution, but they’re often not effective solutions.
How would the govt even implement a ban on social media for kids. Parents need to be more involved and aware of what their kids are doing instead of the government controlling this.
Parents are not aware of the dangers of social media or the internet. Some of them did not grow up with the same way the kids nowadays are. I think the parents need to be educated on their options and benefits of controlling phones and internet/social media usage for kids. Only way I can think of doing this is through schools, all schools have access to kids and their parents. Have the schools give out the information to the parents and then it’s the parent’s responsibility about what their kids get up to.
I’m getting fed up with this government trying to interfere with everybody’s lives. They should guide but not dictate.
Technology & being social online is a huge part of life now. It is what it is.
Problem this government has is there credibility is in the gutter. Left, right, up, down – they’ve disappointed people. They’re like an unprepared & indecisive substitute teacher – not paid attention to, ridiculed & nobody doing what they say.
My opinion
It would cut off one of their main sources of grooming kids