Eniko Fox1d ago
i really hope 40 years from now people will look at banning kids from social media the way people now look at the satanic panic of the 80s
Show threadLars Marowsky-Brée 😷1d ago

@eniko except that social media really IS designed by researchers to be maximally addictive, so I'm not sure that compares fully.

Of course, that part should be banned for everyone.

Show threadJoeHenzi1d ago

@larsmb @eniko

Satanic Panic doesn't have a list of victims, but I got this in 2 seconds of searching.

Teens Whose Deaths Were Linked to Social Media:

Molly Russell (14): A British teen whose 2017 death was linked to social media, prompting inquests into Instagram and Pinterest content.
Jordan DeMay (17): Died by suicide in 2026 after a "financial sextortion" scam involving a fake Instagram account, leading to a lawsuit against Meta.
Coco Arnold (17): Died in 2022 from fentanyl-laced pills allegedly sold by an older man contacted through Instagram.
Bradyn Bohn (17): Died by suicide following a financial sextortion scheme, leading to a lawsuit against Meta.
Cameron Murphy (15): Died by suicide; his mother cited his addiction to Instagram and TikTok.
Jools Roome (14): Died in 2025 after a suspected TikTok challenge.
JackLynn Blackwell (9): Died in 2026 attempting a viral social media dare.
Renna O'Rourke: Died attempting a "dusting" challenge in 2025.
Ciara Pugsley: Committed suicide after being bullied on Ask.fm.
Jessica Laney: Hanged herself after being bullied on Ask.fm.
Daniel Perry: Jumped to his death after being blackmailed on Skype.
Audrey Sites: Died from suicide following targeting on Roblox.

Show threadPhil Dennis-Jordan1d ago
@JoeHenzi @larsmb @eniko I don't think anyone here is arguing that we should allow Facebook & other corporate social media free rein.
Having everyone submit their biometric data & government ID to these companies will help the companies, not users/victims. (reliable data for their algorithms, and selling such data onwards to brokers will make them even more money) This is why Meta, Google,… themselves are lobbying FOR such legislation. It's regulatory capture for their unethical business model.
Show threadJoeHenzi1d ago

@pmdj @larsmb @eniko

No where did I mention ID or advocate age controls. You're mislead in thinking there are two options by social media addicts.

Show threadPhil Dennis-Jordan1d ago
@JoeHenzi Well, @eniko specifically talked about being against banning children from social media, and you disagreed. It's difficult to see how you would ban children from doing things unless you verify people's age.
I'm very much wary of banning children from things. Instead, we need to punish, disincentivise, and if necessary, ban the bad actors. They are doing a lot of harm to society at large, not just children. (To be clear, I'm talking about cracking down on Big Tech.)
Show threadJoeHenzi
@pmdj @eniko I didn't even mention banning children from social media. I said the concept that social media doesn't bring harm is a complete and utter lie.
Apr 12 at 6:35pmWeb
Show threadJoeHenzi17h ago

Wow I got blocked for NOT disagreeing with someone.

This place is broken, this is proof social media doesn't work. You pretend it's to connect - it's to create a cognitive bias bubble.

THIS IS NOT SOCIETY THIS IS AN ABERRATION