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There is research around this that suggests more than half of all children have profiles with an 18+ age.

I recall the most common is to bump their age by 10 years, keeping the month and day the same. Also, many of these are setup with the guidance of a parent.

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Also, many of these are setup with the guidance of a parent.

👀 ok it’s one thing for kids to be clever and circumvent age restrictions on websites, it’s another thing for their parents to help them. That’s just bad parenting. Reminds me of a friend of mine who’s mom would buy him alcohol starting around 15 - guess what, at 25 he’s a raging fucking alcoholic who threw his life away. And he was a natural talent and athlete who could of potentially gone pro in his sport.

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I’m guessing you don’t have children.

Underaged drinking is nothing like having an account that lets them use the full set of features.

Laws around social media do not allow parental discretion. Do you think allowing a 13 to watch R movies is bad parenting or should that be left up to the parent to decide?

Would you blame movies for teen pregnancy?

Do you blame video games for violence?

The unfortunate reality is your alcoholic friend was likely to become one either the way.

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I’m guessing you don’t have children.

No, and no intention. Irrelevant.

Underaged drinking is nothing like having an account that lets them use the full set of features.

Both are addictive substances that interfere with brain development. One you have to drink to affect brain chemistry, the other you have to use. Social media networks are designed to be addictive.

The internet of today is going to be looked at one day the same way cigarettes are today.

Do you think allowing a 13 to watch R movies is bad parenting or should that be left up to the parent to decide?

Not an addictive substance.

Would you blame movies for teen pregnancy?

Not an addictive substance.

Do you blame video games for violence?

I blame violent society.

The unfortunate reality is your alcoholic friend was likely to become one either the way.

Irrelevant. Anybody’s brain chemistry can be fucked with. Just look at kids going through withdrawal symptoms when they don’t have their tech toys.

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I’ve read that starting drinking early is a solid indicator of future addiction. OTOH I thinks it’s largely genetic.

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