Parents Push to Protect Kids From Social Media
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From WORLD. A school district in Tennessee is suing Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and other social media companies for damaging the mental health of students. Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools issued a statement saying teachers and administrators have seen a rise in mental illness, bullying, threats of violence, and other school disruptions because of social media.
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“It is time for social media companies to be held accountable for the lack of monitors, controls, and cooperation to protect children and our society, and CMCSS appreciates the partnership with the Frantz Law group to do that,” the district said in a letter to parents. …
In April, members of the U.S. Senate introduced legislation that would restrict children’s access to social media. The bill, titled Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, serves to address parental concern over the mental health of their children because of social media.
“The growing evidence is clear,” lead sponsor Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said in a statement. “Social media is making kids more depressed and wreaking havoc on their mental health.”
If passed into law, the act would make social media sites require children 13 to 17 years old to get parental consent to make an account. Users or their guardians would have to verify their age with “government issued and other forms of identification.” It would also allow the user to choose what specific information they want to share with the sites and require the sites to delete all copies of the identification forms once they have verified the user’s age.
Parents could revoke their consent later if they wanted to. …
John Van Arnam, the executive director and founder of the nonprofit The Third Talk, says the internet prompts compulsive behaviors. The Third Talk specializes in preventing exposure to pornography by encouraging or initiating conversation between parents and their children. …
“Social media exposure can overstimulate the reward center in the brain and, when the stimulation becomes excessive, can trigger pathways comparable to addiction,” the advisory stated. …
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(Excerpt from WORLD. Photo Credit: Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash)
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I trust that parents have “awakened” to distrusting statements such as this: “It would also allow the user to choose what specific [personal] information they want to share with the sites and REQUIRE THE SITES TO DELETE ALL COPIES of the IDENTIFICATION forms once they have verified the user’s age.” I am very suspect of the true motives behind such proposed legislation as this.
Father, we forbid any acquisition of “required” information concerning any person of any age that would be retrievable and/or used for nefarious purposes. We call forth hedges of protection around all people and we thank you for protecting personal information and keeping it inaccessible to any who would misuse it.