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2026-06-15 11:25 UTC
@LeonianUniverse@leonianplace.masto.host Better parental efforts would be great, but a core problem with this as a solution to all these problems is that a lot of parents are very clearly not capable of doing it effectively. A lot of adults are not capable of protecting *themselves* from online harms: sometimes, too, the adults in a child's life are the actual problem that they need to turn to the internet for help with, rather than vice versa. My experience was not dissimilar to yours, but that's not universal.
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@matthewbdaly@mstdn.social 2026-06-15 11:45
@JubalBarca@scholar.social @LeonianUniverse@leonianplace.masto.host I have been kicking around the idea of social media literacy training, possibly a parent/child one, as a better solution to this combined with stricter guidelines about moderation. Around 2012-ish Channel 4 made this Flash game called Smokescreen that allowed you to see harmful behaviours on social media demonstrated in a safe environment. A more modern equivalent is probably long overdue.