cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/12699069
Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm
Lol, good luck trying to control everything around your child and what it consumes as a parent. Pretty much impossible, especially nowadays.
So just say Fuck it, everyone else can do it instead… and then moan about your children being addicted?
I’m not excusing Meta here, but parents should definitely not be excused of the responsibility or raising their kids.
Oh no, definitely do something as a parent, like lock some apps or something. But with stuff like social media it’s almost impossible to keep your kids away from it, especially without government intervention. Pretty sure some kids nowadays also just get bullied into using social media, even if they’re not interested in it. I mean, kids get bullied over not having any Fortnite skins…
I have often thought about how I will do this with my child. Fortunately, I still have some time before this becomes relevant, but in the end it’s like politics, isn’t it? It’s always about the tug of war between safety and freedom. As a father, I naturally pull in the direction of safety, but how hard can I pull? I don’t know if I’m too naive, but maybe I can achieve a better result with education than with bans? If I ban something, my children should understand why there is a ban or restriction. I would also be prepared to engage in a discussion because I naturally think differently to my child. I hope that I will do everything right, I hated it as a child when there were bans without justification.
