I’m asking for public policy ideas here. A lot of countries are enacting age verification now. But of course this is a privacy nightmare and is ripe for abuse. At the same time though, I also understand why people are concerned with how kids are using social media. These products are designed to be addictive and are known to cause body image issues and so forth. So what’s the middle ground? How can we protect kids from the harms of social media in a way that respects everyone’s privacy?
You don’t need a smartphone in 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade.
A phone is sufficient.
God, the children are 10-11 years old. at max 12. They don’t need tiktok, instagram, etc. at this age. They really don’t.
I agree but many of the harms of social media don’t really manifest until the child hits puberty anyway, so not getting a phone until age 12 isn’t really going to help with that