Parents Globally Debate Teenager Social Media Ban Following Australias’ Lead
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Australia’s social media ban barring children under 16 from using social media has sparked a global debate among parents about the need for similar measures in their own countries.
The New York Times reports that since Australia’s decision to ban social media for children under 16, parents around the world have been engaged in heated discussions about the potential benefits and drawbacks of such legislation. The new law has prompted parents to consider whether their own governments should follow suit and implement similar restrictions to protect young people from the harmful effects of social media.
Many parents have expressed frustration with the constant battle to monitor and control their children’s online activities. Israel Pèrez, a designer in Barcelona, shared his struggles with his 14-year-old daughter, who regularly circumvents the parental controls he has put in place to limit her social media use. Pèrez believes that an Australia-like law would help establish new social norms and provide parents with more support in resisting the pervasive online culture.
In Denmark, Anne Kroijer, a mother of four, took matters into her own hands by convincing a majority of parents in her eldest daughter’s class to purchase basic flip phones instead of smartphones for their children. Kroijer, who founded a group to help parents reduce their children’s social media use, believes that the Danish government’s plan to block those under 15 from using social media, with the option for parental consent from age 13, is a step in the right direction.
However, not all parents are in favor of government intervention. Some worry about the potential for overreach and believe that it is ultimately a parent’s responsibility to teach their children how to use social media responsibly. Charlotte Valette, a mother of three in Paris, appreciates her children’s school’s smartphone ban and the use of strong parental controls but is hesitant about the idea of the state taking such drastic measures.
Read more at the New York Times here.
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