Social Media

Probably for people aged in their 70s like yours truly, social media is rather less relevant than for younger generations. This blog is of course may be a category of social media though it is largely a personal diary open to others to read if they wish.

Australia has banned social media access for children age under 16. This appears  to be wise though of course young people are bound to find ways round this. One of the factors in the Australian ban is I understand, that of young people's brains being altered by their constantly referring to social media

Obviously mobile phones provide children even more opportunities than social media, for distractions or avoiding direct conversation with their fellows. Some schools in England are banning children from bringing mobile phones into schools for such  reasons. Others are requiring mobile phones to be deposited with administration and retrieved only at the end of the school day. 

One of the main reasons for limiting children's social media and mobile phone use, is the apparent effect on young brains resulting from their frequent use.

The furore in the UK at least about the ease by using AI, with which users of  X  can arrange for  images of individuals both adult and children to be  unclothed on-line, is very interesting. The decision by X to require users to pay for this 'service' fails to go far enough. A full ban by X is required in my view though many including GB News  disagree on free speech  grounds, with such a complete ban. 

Indeed on GB News a TV station I often watch, most of the members of the Friday audience agreed with their hosts about not imposing such a ban.

In my view safeguarding children and women should take priority over  free speech.