It's interesting that in both the U.K. and the U.S. these anti-social media campaigns are being fueled by ADULT phobias and fears, and not being based on what kids want or are saying they are experiencing online. I get why parents are fearful of kids being exposed to certain things (though I think often their fears are not logical) - but I don't get why nobody NOBODY has bothered to ask kids if THEY feel they need protection from social media.
I mean if the whole thing is about what kids are experiencing - shouldn't you be talking to the kids to find out what they think? And if they feel abused or hurt by what's happening online? Or if they feel at risk, and if so, why?
In Utah (where I am) they've tried banning kids under 16 from having any social media access, and truly it's because Utah's republican legislatures are scared of everything that comes with technology and progress. They want us to return to the dark ages where people have to bow down and obey what those above them tell them to do.
I'm not saying that's the only thing behind all of this, or that social media isn't sometimes harmful in certain ways -- but to enact bans based solely on personal prejudices without even consulting the groups most affected is absolutely insane, in my view.