While there should be “debate” in Canada about a social media ban for children, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet.
As a millenial I grew up on the internet and I watched my own children navigate an ever evolving internet, especially social media. My home did not allow social media before 16 as I agree there is an age limit. The problem is how do we verify this? Requiring ID for anything on the internet is a slippery slope that politicians seem all too happy to throw us down.
We set the standard for parents and other adults and institutions like we do for tobacco. That makes it easier for adults to enforce the ban. It’s much easier to enforce no social rule when it’s illegal than when it isn’t.
As a millenial I grew up on the internet and I watched my own children navigate an ever evolving internet, especially social media. My home did not allow social media before 16 as I agree there is an age limit. The problem is how do we verify this? Requiring ID for anything on the internet is a slippery slope that politicians seem all too happy to throw us down.
We set the standard for parents and other adults and institutions like we do for tobacco. That makes it easier for adults to enforce the ban. It’s much easier to enforce no social rule when it’s illegal than when it isn’t.