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Originally Posted by Paul
Which just goes back to my previous point.
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Children of today have a different mindset to adults and us when we were Children. To them it would be unthinkable not to be part of social media.
Also, it's better to deal with the bullies than let them carry on humiliating/denigrating their victims behind their back. You can bet your life that the other kids will let the victim know what's been said the day after at school.
Parents of children that have taken their own lives met with the PM today to urge him to stand up to platform owners, key takeaways from the meeting include:
Timeline for Action: Starmer told parents and campaigners that "game-changing" efforts to tackle online harm would be announced in "weeks, not months" rather than years.
The Parents' Demands: Families carried photos of their children and urged the government to show the "political courage" to ban social media for children under 16 until platforms can definitively prove they are safe.
Parental Access to Data: Several parents highlighted the tragic fact that they still cannot access their late children's online data to find out what content influenced their deaths, pushing the PM for legislative change on this front.