Nine in ten say that social media use among young people is harmful. Including nearly 8 in 10 of Gen Z. Parents cite it as the thing most likely to negatively impact their childrenβs mental health
Under 16s social media ban commands significant support from the public. From all of our conversations itβs seen as an area where people think individual parents canβt act alone and an area where they need government to help them take back control.
"90% support it"
Yeah in the same way dictators "win" elections - its a made up stat; the survey was publicly available and there was NO way to say no lol
the status quo where social media platforms get to externalize a bunch of real social harms while all the profits end up in Ireland and the U.S. but mostly with shareholders was never sustainable
don't endorse this particular regulatory angle but that someone finally seized on "we gotta do something, this is something, let's do it" was long overdue
Mental health tip Get on Twitter immediately after Opening Your Eyes in the morning and Donβt get out of bed until you have Scrolled Aimlessly for at least 2 Hours
They do it because it's popular; but a funny angle you could take on the UK Online ID stuff is that the Starmer .gov believes phones killed teen pregnancy and that that's a bad thing because that pushed British demographics over the edge.