“gIvE kIdS tHeIr cHiLdHoOd BaCk”
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“gIvE kIdS tHeIr cHiLdHoOd BaCk”
so… you mean fund recreation centres and out of school activities? NO
sports clubs and increasingly walkable cities? HAHA NO
playgrounds, green spaces, skate parks, libraries, any non-commercial spaces where kids don’t have to pay to exist? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
oh… enforce realistic safety standards for urban SUVs and light trucks? WHAT HAS THAT EVEN GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF EGGS?
so how exactly does one give kids their childhood back? BAN SNAPCHAT TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM
oh… what about 4chan or stormfront or kiwifarms? DON’T BE OBTUSE WE CAN’T BAN THOSE HOW WOULD THAT EVEN WORK??!?
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“gIvE kIdS tHeIr cHiLdHoOd BaCk”
so… you mean fund recreation centres and out of school activities? NO
sports clubs and increasingly walkable cities? HAHA NO
playgrounds, green spaces, skate parks, libraries, any non-commercial spaces where kids don’t have to pay to exist? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
oh… enforce realistic safety standards for urban SUVs and light trucks? WHAT HAS THAT EVEN GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF EGGS?
so how exactly does one give kids their childhood back? BAN SNAPCHAT TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM
oh… what about 4chan or stormfront or kiwifarms? DON’T BE OBTUSE WE CAN’T BAN THOSE HOW WOULD THAT EVEN WORK??!?
@ptoothfish I agree so hard with this that it hurts my teeth
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“gIvE kIdS tHeIr cHiLdHoOd BaCk”
so… you mean fund recreation centres and out of school activities? NO
sports clubs and increasingly walkable cities? HAHA NO
playgrounds, green spaces, skate parks, libraries, any non-commercial spaces where kids don’t have to pay to exist? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
oh… enforce realistic safety standards for urban SUVs and light trucks? WHAT HAS THAT EVEN GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF EGGS?
so how exactly does one give kids their childhood back? BAN SNAPCHAT TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM
oh… what about 4chan or stormfront or kiwifarms? DON’T BE OBTUSE WE CAN’T BAN THOSE HOW WOULD THAT EVEN WORK??!?
And the kids that have made friends from all over the world on social media,because people don't care if they are disabled, or what they look like. Unlike the kids that bully them at school.
Us introverts, who found it hard to talk to people, but thrive with a keyboard and that extra time to create the right sentences?
Or the rural kids, that don't have friends nearby?
Or the kids that have family overseas or far away, that they were keeping in touch with via social media?
Or kids that get information in their native language and follow events in their home countries.
The kids running businesses on social media, gaining life skills?
Or the kids following their heros, gaining information, having mental health and other medical organisations they can easily reach out to?
Kids taking leadership and running environmental, social, volunteer groups, promoting their bands, running events, and coaching others?
Adults making decisions have no idea how kids use social media, let alone how it benifits or harms them.
The Australian u16 ban was pushed by an advertising company and 32 global brands.
Did not care about kids, just wanted them back watching tv and radio, so they could consume advertising they controled.
They also owned AI age verification software to sell.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/36-months-teen-social-media-ban-big-tech-brands/
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“gIvE kIdS tHeIr cHiLdHoOd BaCk”
so… you mean fund recreation centres and out of school activities? NO
sports clubs and increasingly walkable cities? HAHA NO
playgrounds, green spaces, skate parks, libraries, any non-commercial spaces where kids don’t have to pay to exist? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
oh… enforce realistic safety standards for urban SUVs and light trucks? WHAT HAS THAT EVEN GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF EGGS?
so how exactly does one give kids their childhood back? BAN SNAPCHAT TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM
oh… what about 4chan or stormfront or kiwifarms? DON’T BE OBTUSE WE CAN’T BAN THOSE HOW WOULD THAT EVEN WORK??!?
It makes an incredulous old bastard like myself suspect that this really isn't about nurturing and protecting children at all.
If I was cynical, I'd say that Zuck and Meta and Microsoft want to know exactly who's clicking so they can charge more for targeted advertising and that local, state, and federal cops want even more specific results to their subpoenas.
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“gIvE kIdS tHeIr cHiLdHoOd BaCk”
so… you mean fund recreation centres and out of school activities? NO
sports clubs and increasingly walkable cities? HAHA NO
playgrounds, green spaces, skate parks, libraries, any non-commercial spaces where kids don’t have to pay to exist? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
oh… enforce realistic safety standards for urban SUVs and light trucks? WHAT HAS THAT EVEN GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF EGGS?
so how exactly does one give kids their childhood back? BAN SNAPCHAT TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM
oh… what about 4chan or stormfront or kiwifarms? DON’T BE OBTUSE WE CAN’T BAN THOSE HOW WOULD THAT EVEN WORK??!?
@ptoothfish I dont see how a social media ban will protect anyone. In the end it will be a mess. I miss the time politics did pragmatic things to solve problems. Did an analysis of the situation and just solved the problem. Can't we have some scientist like mathematicians fight with sociologists or psychologists on what is the best and after the found the best solution we just do it? Like a combination of natural and social science to found what would benefit everyone and help
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