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Most Canadians support social media ban for kids under 16: poll (cheknews.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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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.

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If parents could make responsible decisions then this would never have been an issue.

We could make it a form of child abuse for parents who let their kids on these websites.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

slippery slope

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I was giving a non age verification option.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

The negative effects of social medias as they are today is plenty documented.

It is harmful for literally everyone. But big tech made it so that they integrated themselves in pretty much everything.

Lots of organizations use Facebook groups to vehiculate important information, that won't be elsewhere.

This bullshit law is lazy and a way to bullshit people when politicians are pressed about what they are doing to curb social medias created societal issues.

Yes, parents are responsible for what their kids are watching, but it is extremely hard to avoid social medias because they were closely integrated into our everyday life.