[Livia]

Social media, eh? Kids' mental health at an all time low.... people committing suicide... The Internet is suck a marvelous thing, maybe people ought to have some kind of head check before they're allowed on it. Honestly, it's done more harm than good in my opinion and I dread the day my kids are old enough to want to be involved.

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Livia

Social media, eh? Kids' mental health at an all time low.... people committing suicide... The Internet is suck a marvelous thing, maybe people ought to have some kind of head check before they're allowed on it. Honestly, it's done more harm than good in my opinion and I dread the day my kids are old enough to want to be involved.

I couldn't agree more Livia. I fear for my childrens children. Social Media is destructive in so many ways. I was listening to the radio the other day where a school wanted to ban phones as children were filming other children getting bullied in the playground and then posting it up on Social Media...but then you get parents up in arms because their children 'need' their phones for personal safety ...You go out and see children in a Restaurant on their phones whilst the Adults talk....The hideous stuff you can see on SM is just vile.
I mean I feel sorry for this guy of course...but to film his own suicide for others to see is equally damaging and distressing for those that will be able to see it.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I couldn't agree more Livia. I fear for my childrens children. Social Media is destructive in so many ways. I was listening to the radio the other day where a school wanted to ban phones as children were filming other children getting bullied in the playground and then posting it up on Social Media...but then you get parents up in arms because their children 'need' their phones for personal safety ...You go out and see children in a Restaurant on their phones whilst the Adults talk....The hideous stuff you can see on SM is just vile.
I mean I feel sorry for this guy of course...but to film his own suicide for others to see is equally damaging and distressing for those that will be able to see it.

I agree with all of that. In my opinion phones shouldn't be allowed in schools. If you wanted to take photos of kids in school you would have to get their parents to sign an agreement. But kids can film each other being bullied. It's appalling.