An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one in Australia, where youth under 16 are prevented from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads.
An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one in Australia, where youth under 16 are prevented from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads.
What even constitutes as “social media”? If a website has a comments section, is that now blocked? What about Wikis that have a “talk” tab for discussion? Message forums? What about social apps like Discord and IRC? Does YouTube count as social media?
We don’t need to ban social media, we need to start really pushing critical think and education.