Its essentially part of the environment at this point, you can't completely control access. Kids without social media access are second-class citizens - or worse - in their peer groups. The reason the platforms do not offer an option to turn off algorithmic feeds is because they make a lot of money off these kids.
So do you also buy your kids iPhones so they won’t feel like second class citizens with green bubbles?
Would you buy your kids $150 Jordan’s or whatever the equivalent is today so they would be part of the in crowd? Say it’s okay to do drugs because if they don’t they won’t be part of the crowd?
I'd guess maybe 40% of kids are using drugs now and then, less than 5% regularly (at least in my district). But over 90% are on Instagram, even more on Tiktok. Its not really comparable.
And what’s stopping you from using parental controls to keep your kids off of Instagram? It’s comparable because you don’t let your kids do other things I’m sure just because other kids are doing it.
That you don’t want to be a responsible parent and you are worried about your kids being ostracized? You never did answer the rest. Do you also buy your kids the latest fashion, the newest iPhone and let them use drugs so they fit in?
Because I can’t easily block every building that has lead paint.
Let me tell you a little story. Florida requires age verification for porn sites. Guess what? The internet is global. It might surprise you that since some of the biggest porn sites aren’t in the US, they just completely ignored the law.
However, parental controls still work.
Do you not have any control of what your children do?
The parental control is not letting your kid go to the website or download the app on devices you buy them and you control. All consumer OS’s for both mobile and desktop computers already do that.
Are you suggesting that adults should have to upload their ID to websites?
And you still didn’t answer the point about what you do about sites not hosted in the US - like the porn sites that are ignoring age verification laws in Florida.
