Kids and teens in Australia self-report that they're easily bypassing their country's social media restrictions.

Kids and teens in Australia self-report that they’re easily bypassing their country’s social media restrictions.

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Cigarettes kill a MASSIVE amount of people, comparing social media to cigarettes just because both can be addictive is disengenous as fuck.

    Also cigarettes are a physical drug, it is a different magnitude of harm.

    • Canaconda@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Smoking kills massive amounts of consenting adults. Far fewer now that people don’t start smoking at 14 mind you. Every family member of mine that smoked started before they were 16.

      I brought up smoking to illustrate the point that the existence of people subverting a ban isn’t mutually exclusive to the positive outcomes. Not to draw a straight line comparison.

      comparing social media to cigarettes just because both can be addictive

      https://socialmediavictims.org/mental-health/suicide/

      Also cigarettes are a physical drug

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine

      …

      IMO the ban should be below 12 or 13yo, not 16. I think where we need to draw the line is children who are at risk of long term mental health damage or victimization.