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Not just social media, they shouldn't have access to smart phones either, not until a minimum age. 13/15/16, something like that.
Make them learn to figure things out on their own.
What about abused children? Gay kids with homophobic parents? Depressed kids who need access to a suicide hotline?
You do know that access to all those things still exists without smartphones, right?
You said "not just social media", implying you wanted to ban smartphones in addition to social media. Those things are social media. If drag has misunderstood and you don't want to ban social media for children, feel free to correct drag
Again, support for all those things exists outside social media and smart phones.
It's really good for kids to learn how to do these things for themselves without reliance on technology.
Y'all never would have survived the 80s.
You mean during the AIDS epidemic when many gay people died because of lack of access to information on safe sex?
Yeah, we would've...
Oh, there was plenty of information and support from other people, what got folks killed was the lack of information, funding, and support from the government.
Where I grew up, in the 80s, the place was called Looking Glass and they're still around. We didn't need social media or a smart phone to find them.
https://www.lookingglass.us/
Here, school OBLIGATE the parents to give them a smartphone. My teenager sister has one (she's special needs but even if she wasn't the kids need a phone with internet, to check school stuff like reunions and school fees)