Should we in the US impose Aussie like social media bans for teens under 16?

[Rawley]

No because it isn't going to work. Besides that although I agree that younger children shouldn't have access to social media, it shouldn't be the government's business how parents choose to raise their children.

I don't know. Gvt prevents 14 year olds from buying cigarettes. Should that be up to the parents?

 

[ChristisKing]

I don't know. Gvt prevents 14 year olds from buying cigarettes. Should that be up to the parents?

No, but that's not the same thing. Besides, you can actually prevent that from happening. You can't stop teenagers from finding ways onto social media. At least make it a law. If they're your own kids you can punish them for it, but there's nothing that the government can do about it.

 

[Rawley]

No, but that's not the same thing.

Well, one could make the argument that it similar.

Besides, you can actually prevent that from happening. You can't stop teenagers from finding ways onto social media. At least make it a law. If they're your own kids you can punish them for it, but there's nothing that the government can do about it.

Enforcement is a ***** either way, but at least the gvt is making a statement that this is something the parents need to keep an eye on.

 

[ChristisKing]

Enforcement is a ***** either way, but at least the gvt is making a statement that this is something the parents need to keep an eye on.

Again it isn't their job. Or shouldn't be anyways. I don't need the government telling me how to parent my children. Those are my choices and I think that waiting until they're sixteen just isn't necessary as long as they're supervised before then.

 

[pknopp]

I really doubt that they will be able to enforce the ban.

Australian teenagers skirt world’s first social media ban

Prime minister trolled by under-16s who fooled new law’s age checks by ‘frowning at the camera’

www.telegraph.co.uk

I'll have to find a better link but the headline makes the point.

 

[Independent thinker]

Jeanie is out of the bottle. Can't stop kids from going on social media. Ban and they will find another way. Kids are inquisitive and know how to find workaround.

Yeah. I agree. It's like the birds and the bees talk with kids. When you sit down to talk to them about it, they already know.

 

[ChristisKing]

Australian teenagers skirt world’s first social media ban

Prime minister trolled by under-16s who fooled new law’s age checks by ‘frowning at the camera’

www.telegraph.co.uk

I'll have to find a better link but the headline makes the point.

Umm yeah,... I don't trust that link.

 

[pknopp]

Umm yeah,... I don't trust that link.

It just notes how kids are already getting around the ban. Even trolling the politicians while doing it.

 

[leftwinger]

As long as filthy corrupted dirty Board Stain types (like on this site) flood the media and sites with daily lies ans Anti-American diatribe, the answer is YES.


But with public school teachers and dirty TV radio media the brainwashing will continue. We already have Stain induced 2-4 generations of Black raping killing robbing murdering unprovoked violence problems to weed out.

It is probably too late to matter?

 

[MisterBeale]

Jonathan Haidt on The Anxious Generation: Childhood in Social Media Age & Fragile College Students​

Sep 16, 2025
"If your kids went through puberty on a smartphone with social media, they came out different than human beings before” says Jonathan Haidt, author of the bestseller “The Anxious Generation.”

 

[Mr Natural]

How are they going to enforce this?

 

[ThisIsMe]

This has just gone into effect in down under:

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-social-media-ban-takes-effect-world-first-2025-12-09/

No, that should probably be the job of the parents. They should boot them out of the house during the summer like our parents did to us.

“Go out there and play! There’s a whole world to explore and your imagination to keep you occupied!”

 

[braalian]

Australian teenagers skirt world’s first social media ban

Prime minister trolled by under-16s who fooled new law’s age checks by ‘frowning at the camera’

www.telegraph.co.uk

I'll have to find a better link but the headline makes the point.

It operates by facial recognition software to determine age?

That sounds like a retarded idea that will fail miserably

I actually support getting kids off social media, but these methods are stupid