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More and more countries are restricting or banning social media usage for teenagers under 16 years old. What do you think about that?

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BlessedWafffle Mar 30, 2026 +1
People should be made aware and educated about the pros and cons first I feel. Especially for teens, as simply telling one “no” can often make them want to become rebellious about things. Sooo before letting someone know what they shouldn’t do, they should be informed on “why”.
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Junior_Positive_8571 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Good point but let's be real, we've been trying the "education first" approach for years and teens are still getting absolutely wrecked by social media algorithms designed to keep them scrolling. Sometimes you gotta pull the plug first and explain later, especially when we're dealing with developing brains that literally can't process dopamine hits the same way adults do The rebellious thing is valid though - but kids find ways around everything anyway, might as well make it harder for Big Tech to farm their data while their prefrontal cortex is still under construction
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the_purple_goat Mar 30, 2026 +1
I bet it's probably just the first step toward totalitarianism.
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Necessary-Wasabi-450 Mar 30, 2026 +1
I think the social media giants like mark zuckerburg, elon musk, etc should be in prison for crimes against humanity
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DustySaloon5 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Good, children should not be on it.
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LevelStock3700 Mar 30, 2026 +1
In the end it will be parents who enforce this. Any amount of kids who as a result form a healthier approach to social media is for the better. 
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RandomRamblings99 Mar 30, 2026 +1
A good intentioned policy but inevitably flawed 1.) It can cut off many teens who don't fit in off from their support networks 2.) We're taking it away without bringing back the things childhood and teen years used to filled with. There's no third spaces. No arcades, no youth groups. Teens are looked at with suspicion if they hang around parks and often flat out banned from 'loitering' in shopping centers. Every activity costs money that most children don't have. Essentially it's a lazy, half baked solution to a very real problem
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Adventurous-Site-630 Mar 30, 2026 +1
I don't care but It seems unenforceable. They would just move to social media sites that don't require a login or something. People are cleaver at breaking rules, probably think of something much smarter than that
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angry_hanter Mar 30, 2026 +1
It won't work if it's not inforced and too invasive if it is.
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boogertee Mar 30, 2026 +1
If they could restrict social media to only the kid's family and real-life social circle it would be great, but realistically kids are going to find a way around it so it's pointless anyway.
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Oficjalny_Krwiopijca Mar 30, 2026 +1
The social media should be much more regulated, in terms of how it can moderate, present content, collect data, so that the incentive for the platforms align better with wellbeing of the users. Other solutions, like narrow bans... I'm not a fan but not necessarily opposed, just monitor their effect, to see of it's any good. But I don't expect it to make a big difference. It just shifts the problem.
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