In this story we have a perfect example of how Big Tech puts itself ahead of anything else - and its all about profits. If it isn't Facebook or X or TikTok their main purpose is to make money and in order to keep growing they need to draw in more and more young people.
Young peaple need to be protected in the online world and parents need to treat every app as they would if their child walked into an unknown building in a city on their own.
We need to hold their hands and walk along-side with them whilst they explore.
Our immediate thought might be to ban their access to the internet but that has some real downsides. First kids have to live in the world as it is, come to understand it, and avoid the dangers. Second, there are really valuable resources for learning online and its much better to make them rise to the top but allowing access as resources that are seen to be of value.
With governments and families takling the dangers from both sides we can guide our young people to recognise value and avoid waste.
Read the full story here.
