Social Media ban for children

[November]

A carry on from this thread -

Thread 'Phones and children's addiction (and Tiktok, Instagram...)'

Jun 25, 2025

In my country (& other parts of the world surely) there's discussion about parents being careless and letting their children too young with phones like to babysit them. Children nowadays spent hours of days on tiktok, I've watched a video and a young girl could spend more 8 hours on her phone on weekend.

There's discussion about banning less than 15 years old people of using & owning phones.

What's your thoughts about the addiction of young children (even 2 years old children 😓) about phones ?

• spikenbuffy
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• Forum: Sunnydale Cemetery

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I got pinged on reddit. It asked for me to upload my government ID, a bank statement, or a photo of my face to access my account. So I didnt and wont. Not for reddit anyway, its not worth it. I will be MAD when it happens on instagram or fb because I dont want to lose that account now that the bunnies are gone.

 

[NotASlayer]

Yeah, I will upload such personal data just as soon as I am completely convinced that the companies in question will not lose it, get hacked or otherwise accidentally lose control of it.

So, never.

 

[Stake fodder]

That's the real downside of these laws. It seems like with some social media, you e been on long enough that it's obvious your not a kid!

 

[NotASlayer]

That's the real downside of these laws. It seems like with some social media, you e been on long enough that it's obvious your not a kid!

I think some companies are using ancillary information, if they have it, rather than requiring more. Such as having payment information on file with them, and possibly your account being old enough to buy alcohol in its own right.

 

[nightshade]

I think some companies are using ancillary information, if they have it, rather than requiring more. Such as having payment information on file with them, and possibly your account being old enough to buy alcohol in its own right.

My account here is almost legal to buy alcohol!

 

[thrasherpix]

I wonder if after a ban on children if they'll stop infantilizing us with the increasingly absurd censorship of words (which also includes "algospeak" where one uses other words instead of plain speak) and restrictions on seeing a "bad" video (like a music video which happened to me recently).

 

[Joan the Vampire Slayer]

Recently, here in Oklahoma, Rep Chad Caldwell passed legislation in the House that would restrict social media accounts for youth under 16 and require parental consent for minors 16 and 17 years of age.

I don't have children so I'm not too invested in this issue, but I can see the argument. As an avoid listener of true crime podcasts, I can't tell you how many cases involve young women being murdered by much older men they met on social media platforms.

 

[Ethan Reigns]

A social media ban for children is not the answer - it is actually running away from the answer. Children should be raised to treat the opinions of other people as data points rather than any reflection on themselves. They should be taught the stoic way of life where they do not internalize or engage with online critics. They should be taught to be suspicious of stalking or grooming behaviour because they don't magically become immune at age 16.

 

[November]

Its stupid to ban accounts anyway cos you can still see reddit, youtube and insta without an account and I am SURE they had a study a few years back that only watching and never contributing to social media is what drives more mental illness in kids anyway.

I cannot say that I am suffering without reddit. Its fine and maybe if I get banned from anything else, I will just accept that too. Except for instagram. I dont want to lose my bunnies on instagram. I love my bunny feed.