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How about a social media ban for adults instead?
Amid much chatter over restricting access to children, we should reflect on our own use and how platforms can be better designed.
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The greatest threats to children online are adult predators and platform executives who have chosen to build environments that prioritise engagement over well-being, says the writer.
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Andrew Z. H. Yee
Here is a thought experiment. Imagine, for one year, every adult above the age of 21 is banned from social media. No Facebook. No Instagram. No TikTok for the over-20s.
There would be no influencers hawking supplements or dishing out dodgy financial advice. Likewise, those unverified health warnings forwarded by your uncle on WhatsApp would be gone.
