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Anyone under 18 should not be allowed on social media. I would even take it a step further and say no smart phones till you’re an adult at 18.

kyrra 3y ago
This is hard, as was talked about 8 months ago here (and other threads): "Utah is first US state to limit teen social media access" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35307647 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35307647 "PornHub blocks users in Utah, cites state’s age verification law" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35786086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35786086 Utah passed an age based access to social media, but that means that websites need to effectively do a KYC on all users to determine their age.
- seydor 3y ago
  we should start with public campaigns , like they did with cigarettes. mandatory warnings and bans on advertising such media.
wincy 3y ago
I think Apple Watch with cell service is an excellent compromise. Gives my kid freedom to go around the neighborhood and visit her friends without having access to apps and all that smartphones bring.
- kyrra 3y ago
  Phones can do that today, with things like Family Link: https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103340?hl=en https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103340?hl=en Or there is a purpose-built phone for people that don't want to figure it out: https://gabb.com/ https://gabb.com/
iteria 3y ago
What is the functional difference between a smartphone and a tablet? Children have tablets as toddlers and while there is a downside, there are upsides. Like videogames and any other demonized thing kids enjoy we do have to take a second to ask about parenting. For some reason when it comes to smartphones parents are helpless although they are the only way kids get them and we have tools that give ultimate control to what they can acces. "Oh but their friends!" I guess it's good to know parents who make this claim would let their kids do drugs if their friends were too. I don't think that kid should have access to gambling or that social media is great for them, but I think like candy and soda consumption, parents have more control than they don't.
- huytersd 3y ago
  The onus for regulating this should not fall on parents. That’s millions of relationship ruining fights across the country that shouldn’t happen. The parents should be able to say it’s illegal and leave it at that. Obviously this is a subjective issue but that’s the side I’m on.

kyrra 3y ago

This is hard, as was talked about 8 months ago here (and other threads): "Utah is first US state to limit teen social media access" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35307647 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35307647 "PornHub blocks users in Utah, cites state’s age verification law" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35786086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35786086 Utah passed an age based access to social media, but that means that websites need to effectively do a KYC on all users to determine their age.

seydor 3y ago
we should start with public campaigns , like they did with cigarettes. mandatory warnings and bans on advertising such media.

wincy 3y ago

I think Apple Watch with cell service is an excellent compromise. Gives my kid freedom to go around the neighborhood and visit her friends without having access to apps and all that smartphones bring.

kyrra 3y ago
Phones can do that today, with things like Family Link: https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103340?hl=en https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103340?hl=en Or there is a purpose-built phone for people that don't want to figure it out: https://gabb.com/ https://gabb.com/

iteria 3y ago

What is the functional difference between a smartphone and a tablet? Children have tablets as toddlers and while there is a downside, there are upsides. Like videogames and any other demonized thing kids enjoy we do have to take a second to ask about parenting. For some reason when it comes to smartphones parents are helpless although they are the only way kids get them and we have tools that give ultimate control to what they can acces. "Oh but their friends!" I guess it's good to know parents who make this claim would let their kids do drugs if their friends were too. I don't think that kid should have access to gambling or that social media is great for them, but I think like candy and soda consumption, parents have more control than they don't.

huytersd 3y ago
The onus for regulating this should not fall on parents. That’s millions of relationship ruining fights across the country that shouldn’t happen. The parents should be able to say it’s illegal and leave it at that. Obviously this is a subjective issue but that’s the side I’m on.