[TomJansen]

I don't think denying children of phones is a good idea. First, we shield and deny them things enough as it is already (which only makes them less prepared for the real world later in life, a thing we can observe already). Secondly, I think that we should make policies that make (social) media on the internet less addictive, and implement stuff like good internet behavior into our parenting.

[gumballindie]

> Secondly, I think that we should make policies that make (social) media on the internet less addictive, and implement stuff like good internet behavior into our parenting.

I agree, and i think we should regulate fake news, manipulation, propaganda, etc. But it’s rather difficult as there is the risk of censorship and there is too much corruption allowing corporations to do as they please.

Therefore the only two options are either complete blackout - as we do with other sensitive topics - and good parenting. But how do you achieve good parenting since kids are raised by the state? Parents barely spend any time with their children, at least in most of the west, and there’s little control over what they do. In the uk massive numbers of kids are hooked onto people like andrew tate and other toxic popular figures. Those children will grow aggressive and sexist. Corruption allows tik tok to reign unhinged and teachers are helpless and in some cases clueless. Therefore the only option is to make it law that smart phones are banned for children. The risk is simply too high for individuals and the society at large.

[fh973]

I think word the "phone" is obstructing the problem a bit. It's a lot of things, but being a "smart" "phone" is usually not in the top 10 of uses.

You can somewhat make it what you want it to be by restricting apps, but you can't restrict the content of the apps to have safe or non addictive content (is there such a thing as dynamic non-addictive content at all?).