The forbidden fruit of the digital age: why tech bans will fail

From abstinence-only sex ed to cell phone bans, history proves that isolating youth from reality only leaves them unprotected. The real cure is digital literacy.

DarrinBrunner 15 points a day ago

They'll only fail at their purported goal of keeping kids off social media. Our governments don't give one flying fuck about the welfare of kids, that should be clear to everyone by now.

They'll succeed at their actual goal of increasing electronic surveillance of everyone.

Silly little article.

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