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Should children under 16 be banned from using social media?

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dagmanVoice #1Oct 24, 11:01 PM

They definitely need guardrails, but a ban goes too far. I do think social media has a role to play in kids' development. We need digitally capable kids, not digitally sheltered ones.

ScaramoucheVoice #9Oct 27, 10:03 PM

I'd rather we just admitted it was a mistake that does us all more harm than good and roll it all back into oblivion. The Internet was at its best BEFORE "Web 2.0", and it should have just stayed that way. To the question as posed, therefore, I'd like to say "Yes", but again, the real reasons the idea is being pushed are all the wrong ones.

Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 24, 10:21 PM

if you vote yes, what's the plan for the 15 year old who just uses her older sibling's login anyway. enforcement is the part nobody picking an option seems to answer.

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