Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s is two months old, but teenagers say they have found ways around it.
  • Ilandar@lemmy.todayEnglish
    82·
    10 days ago

    That’s not a solution to this problem, though. It’s definitely an important change for the quality of education, but if kids still have unlimited access to their phones between ~3 PM and whenever they fall asleep + unlimited access on Saturdays and Sundays then it’s not doing much to rewire their brains or keep them safe.

    • itsathursday@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      10 days ago

      If only they had adults that were guarding them in some legal capacity to avoid this behaviour or something

      • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        10 days ago

        Having a law the adults can point to helps them enforce boundaries. That’s what the social media ban was meant to be about