HEADLINES: 2026

[Rigby5]

I've seen a number of questions on other boards asking what people think about age restrictions for the use of social media and I keep asking how they're expected to enforce them. Still no answer.

About the only solution I can think of is that phone makers could create a limited phone marketed towards parents to buy for children?

But I am not really sure what would be best?
It would not be that hard to sell a restricted a phone so it could not load any internet browser at all?
But eventually they will need to learn about how to deal with the internet, and maybe the sooner the better?

 

[Shiftless2]

About the only solution I can think of is that phone makers could create a limited phone marketed towards parents to buy for children?

But I am not really sure what would be best?
It would not be that hard to sell a restricted a phone so it could not load any internet browser at all?
But eventually they will need to learn about how to deal with the internet, and maybe the sooner the better?

I think most people use their computers to access social media. I know I do (at least most of the time).

And that puts the onus on the parent to choose what sort of hardware to buy for their kids so that doesn't address what Youtube or Meta should do. Actually "can do".

 

[Rigby5]

I think most people use their computers to access social media. I know I do (at least most of the time).

And that puts the onus on the parent to choose what sort of hardware to buy for their kids so that doesn't address what Youtube or Meta should do. Actually "can do".

Being "old school", I always used the computer with its large screen, mouse, easy keyboard, etc.
But most younger people seem to prefer the cellphone because they can stay on it constantly, no matter where they are going to or have to be.
I dislike cellphones myself, and rarely use it.