The Australian social media ban exemplifies a troubling global trend: governments across democracies are asserting greater control over what students may read, study, or debate.
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The Australian social media ban exemplifies a troubling global trend: governments across democracies are asserting greater control over what students may read, study, or debate.
Posted by Free-Minimum-5844
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What reading, studying, or debating is happening on fucking ANY social media???? Or this there like a secret “Scholars” social media app im not aware of???
>Democratic education requires exposure to diverse, even uncomfortable perspectives, yet recent restrictions threaten to create what might be called “educational islands” where only approved viewpoints appear.
The idea that social media age restrictions are some how primarly about keeping kids from being exposed to “uncomfortable perspectives” is so fucking asinine to me.
What are these uncomfortable perspectives? Are they these sexualized adds for games targeted at kids?
https://preview.redd.it/cdynuoqxahyf1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c79868b090ab3363a81a9db26f861b5550a8870f
Or are the uncomfortable perspectives the [pro anorexia content ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2021/10/05/heres-how-instagram-harms-young-women-according-to-research/) fed into young girls feeds???
people who believe the “for da kids!!” stuff are incredibly naive
I remember as a kid I tried to sign up for the official Harry Potter forum on Warner Bros’ website and it gave me a form I was supposed to get my parents to sign and send to them to allow me because I was under 13 lol.
Of course then I made a new account and just said I was 14, but I remember a lot of “protect kids on the internet” stuff back then too
>The law is justified as protecting children. But its democratic costs are profound. It may narrow the sphere where the next generation can learn to navigate disagreement and participate in community life.
L.M.A.O