Whilst it is a great idea, I don’t think it can be policed or enforced.

I think this is a great idea but I don’t know how it’s going to be policed.

I do not see how they could enforce this. I am having trouble explaining to my 12 year old why she can’t have Facebook because “all her friends are on it”!

Good luck with this Kids teens will still find a way to still get on social media and stuff cause the more they try and ban it they will retaliate

I wonder how they would enforce this though? Kids are smart and will just change the DOB to something random. I’m sure a whole bunch of them have social media accounts their parents don’t know about.

Good luck enforcing something like this. A good idea but is it really doable?

The more I think about this, the better it sounds – and the harder to implement.

Soo tricky for this to actually work and be effective

It will be very hard to regulate, as they say already kids put in fake dates to be of age. Good luck with this.

Whilst great in theory, I don’t know how you regulate this. I thought the age restriction at the moment was 13 years, but who regulates this? I know so many children who were on FB and other socials under the age of 13, where parents know and support this. So I don’t know how this will work.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 16 May 2024 , 7:50 am

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  Just shows that rules and regulations are broken not only by the kids but also by the parents

It would definitely be a step in the right direction. Years ago my eldest granddaughter was attacked on a social media site because of her looks and how caring she was. Because of this she cut her hair, stopped doing schoolwork and shut off from everyone. Her schoolwork suffered and she lost a lot of weight. Luckily she came out okay on the other side but she’s no longer the loving daughter or granddaughter she used to be.

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  • • mom160270 replied
    • 16 May 2024 , 11:23 am

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  I’m so glad your granddaughter came out of the whole situation okay, but it is sad to read that it changed her.

Definitely support the idea. Thanks to youtube and surrounding peers who have no discipline on social media, causes kids to want to be part of something that is NOT for children. The ipads being introduced into school systems have allowed more kids to want to be on these platforms as they apparently have “homework” to complete via the devices.
Unless you have a parent account linked, a child can freelance.

Excellent idea. About time as well. Do something for adults as well.

I would support this and possibly restrict it to adults.

This is a great idea, if it could be managed.

I’d love to see this brought out australia wide. Kids don’t need social media!

I completely agree with this move – kids too young are too immature for the content and it’s an avenue for bullying. In all honesty, parents could do more to stop their kids from getting accounts. We aren’t letting ours until they are of the legal age for Facebook (as allowed by Facebook), which I believe is 14).

I agree, social media should be banned. As I’ve heard so much about online bullying/ nude pics of young girls being spread around, online fights at school being posted online.
But all the kids have to do is lie about their age when setting up their account? And how many different accounts, fb, instagram, TikTok, snap chat. A lot to monitor. Good luck!

I agree with Inger Anderson. The kids will find a way around it. I think education is the key.

While I’m not against the idea I do think it’d be super hard to enforce. Sometimes banning something makes it even more enticing for kids around that age. I always find that compromise seems to work better than an all out ban.