Current Affairs Australia votes to ban U16 from social media..

[Tramps_mate]

Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media despite safety concerns

Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolation

www.theguardian.com

Should this be introduced in the UK??

 

[Rita_Poon]

Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media despite safety concerns

Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolation

www.theguardian.com

Should this be introduced in the UK??

by midnight tonight it should.

 

[Blue 1]

Wouldn't be sorry if they pulled the plug on the entire thing, other than message boards GOT.

 

[Kurt.]

Imagine the headlines in the uk

#Starmerthesocialmediadisarmer

 

[NeilMorepies]

Well.. it should clear a few out from the Transfer Thread I suppose.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

In the short term: No phones in schools, bed or at the table, learn read/sleep/bang and eat!

 

[StDomingosGringo]

Very much approve. It won’t stop kids being on them if the parents are slack, but it will help support engaged parents who want to delay their younger teens being on them.

 

[Taifi gorm]

Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media despite safety concerns

Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolation

www.theguardian.com

Should this be introduced in the UK??

For the over 60's, probably.

 

[jamieni]

Very much approve. It won’t stop kids being on them if the parents are slack, but it will help support engaged parents who want to delay their younger teens being on them.

Yeah I approve too. I don’t engage with it anymore apart from on here if you count this as social media and nor does the Mrs. I think it’s a totally toxic environment and I’m not sure kids are really ready for it.

That’s not to say it can’t be useful or positive for people if they approach it in the right way but it’s important to be mature enough to be able to navigate what’s good for you and what’s not.