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A bit of an off-topic, as age checks are not solution to this, it's just the usual "think of the children" narrative. However, there are publicists like Jonath
by betadeltic 3mo ago
A bit of an off-topic, as age checks are not solution to this, it's just the usual "think of the children" narrative.
However, there are publicists like Jonathan Haidt who have observed the link between kids mental health and use of social media. (among other things) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anxious_Generation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anxious_Generation
- EmbarrassedHelp 3mo agoJonathan Haidt's book isn't taken seriously in academia. He also believes that social media turns kids transgender, and that may be part the reason that he's aggressively lobbying for bans enforced with mandatory age verification.
- account42 3mo agoBoth claims are probably true in the sense that social media is the main way that kids get exposed to broader society these days but not in the way that forcing kids off of social media will mean that they are no longer affected by the root causes.