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Are you for or against the ban of social
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media for under 16 year olds and where?
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>> I'm in favor of the ban.
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>> I'm probably against.
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>> I'm a little bit torn at the moment.
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>> I've been thinking a lot about this
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because I'm a mother. Obviously, I don't
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want my daughter to be all over social
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media. I'm very aware of the harms that
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>> It's become so much more of a toxic
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>> But I'm concerned that bans ultimately
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have unintended negative consequences.
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>> It's going to make it worse and people
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are going to find other ways to get on
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social media. I'm worried that if we
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have a ban for under 16s, they will, for
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example, use a lot of VPNs and maybe
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access more dangerous content online.
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>> I've got children. I think it needs to
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be curbed. That's what I think.
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>> There certainly needs to be some more
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protections there for for young people
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against a lot of content online.
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>> Don't ban it. Some people that are not
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very good at human contact, can actually
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express themselves on social media.
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>> You know, the ones who are young for
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their year won't be able to be on social
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media and all of their older peers will.
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I think parents should be vigilant, but
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I think a ban is probably too blunt an
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>> So, yeah, probably against a full ban,
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but definitely some increased measures
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to protect young people.
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>> I just don't see why teenagers in high
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school need to be exposed to all that
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>> moderation and balance.
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>> If it's used in the correct way, then it
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is a powerful tool. If it's used in the
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wrong way, then it could be a dangerous
