tiddy roosevelt1d ago

As a teenager I was intensely isolated from my peers. I had been removed from education by a parent and, along with my siblings, spent all my time at home. I had little in the way of homeschooling.

The internet, and in particular social mediums, ended up giving me a lifeline. It was my connection to the outside world and gave me a way to socialise, as well as signpost me to subjects I could then look up and learn.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/social-media-to-be-banned-for-under-16s-in-landmark-government-move-to-givekids-their-childhood-back

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Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back

Social media platforms to be blocked from offering services to under-16s, marking a line in the sand and setting a new normal for future generations.

GOV.UK
Show threadtiddy roosevelt1d ago

Without the access I had to the internet I would be significantly lacking in terms of learning but also extremely isolated from any forms of socialisation outside of my immediate family. I cannot help but wonder what hope kids in my situation would fare like with this kind of policy in place.

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Show threadColman Reilly1d ago
@babe you seem to think that’s a failing of the policy. To the extent it has a point beyond “something must be done” that *is* the point.
Show threadtiddy roosevelt1d ago

@Colman I don't. I think it's precisely the point.

But in my circumstance the level of harm it would have caused me is extensive, and the perspectives of kids withdrawn from society are often completely overlooked or ignored when it comes to things like this

Show threadColman Reilly

@babe it’s being pushed from the same nexus as the anti-gay and anti-trans stuff as far as I can tell. Not to mention the whole authoritarian structure being built around it.

I mean, it *could* be a coincidence.

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