@phenomlab said in Australia passes social media ban for under 16s:
I din’t think they’ve thought that far in to be fair!
Yeah that sounds about right!
@phenomlab said in Australia passes social media ban for under 16s:
Yes, but you have to consider the maturity level of the users themselves. Most will see it as a joke, and therefore, the original message is severely watered down. If adults can’t take it seriously, then neither will kids.
Yes, this is a good point. Maturity level plays a huge part for all ages.
@phenomlab said in Australia passes social media ban for under 16s:
My concerns are around those who may be vulnerable. You read about this on too many occasions where kids are easily influenced by what they see on social media. By this, I mean photoshopped images of what the perfect body looks like, and what kids should aspire to. Because they have no real means of meeting this criterion, they see themselves as having failed and take drastic action to make amends.
Yes, this is a good point as well. This is commonly seen everywhere and in all advertising and now worse all those things are specifically aimed at them as well just to make a buck without the repercussions of the advertisers action, knowing full well the damage they are doing to youngsters.
The thing is, is that they are going to have all these things in place and they are still going to get on social media and see the exact same things as they do now and the governments’ and tech companies will just be basically making it look good on paper when in reality it is just to cover their asses when they know there is still going to be a problem.