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Majority of Australian Teens Say Social Media Ban Not Working (gizmodo.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [B] to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
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Kids and teens in Australia self-report that they're easily bypassing their country's social media restrictions.

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[–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

Cigarettes kill a MASSIVE amount of people, comparing social media to cigarettes just because both can be addictive is disengenous as fuck.

Also cigarettes are a physical drug, it is a different magnitude of harm.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Smoking kills massive amounts of consenting adults. Far fewer now that people don't start smoking at 14 mind you. Every family member of mine that smoked started before they were 16.

    I brought up smoking to illustrate the point that the existence of people subverting a ban isn't mutually exclusive to the positive outcomes. Not to draw a straight line comparison.

    comparing social media to cigarettes just because both can be addictive

    https://socialmediavictims.org/mental-health/suicide/

    Also cigarettes are a physical drug

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine

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    IMO the ban should be below 12 or 13yo, not 16. I think where we need to draw the line is children who are at risk of long term mental health damage or victimization.

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