Snapchat, Discord and META appearing before Sentate committee today - MUST WATCH!

[Anonymous]

These social platforms are

1) known to be harmful to youth and

2) intentionally designed to be addictive

More than half the states attorney generals are suing them over these two facts:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1164205.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they get crucified

Why aren't parents responsible for their own children? How far should the bubble extend around kids to make a safe world for them? We are responsible for this mess, not social media. Parents should vow to pull back from all the cell phone use of their kids if it's so toxic. If we can do dry january, we can do this. Those people testifying don't control our kids, we should. And appearing before a Senate committee is nothing new. Nothing will change because of it. So what are WE going to do about OUR kids social media use?

Yes, these companies are indeed harmful and negligent, but ultimately:

- parents are at fault.

You are simply an awful parent if you allow your kid to use SnapChat, TickTock, or Discord. Seriously: you suck at parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they get crucified

Why aren't parents responsible for their own children? How far should the bubble extend around kids to make a safe world for them? We are responsible for this mess, not social media. Parents should vow to pull back from all the cell phone use of their kids if it's so toxic. If we can do dry january, we can do this. Those people testifying don't control our kids, we should. And appearing before a Senate committee is nothing new. Nothing will change because of it. So what are WE going to do about OUR kids social media use?

Yes, these companies are indeed harmful and negligent, but ultimately:

- parents are at fault.

You are simply an awful parent if you allow your kid to use SnapChat, TickTock, or Discord. Seriously: you suck at parenting.

could not agree with this more! My child has zero social media yet she’s still up on the latest trends because she can basically see anything on YouTube. It’s not like your kid is going to be an outcast or completely out of the loop just by not having these platforms. We have strict controls on how much time she can spend each day. If she is over, even by a minute, she loses her phone for 24 hours. Parents have GOT to be more involved and more strict with the guard rails and actually enforce the consequences. YES IT’S TIME-CONSUMING. AND YES, I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO DO IT BUT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN RAISING OUR KIDS. It is not these companies fault that you are handing your kid a cell phone and allowing them to download the apps. I think all the platforms are evil and the people who run them should be destined for hell, but it doesn’t change the fact that the responsibility lies with the parents. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with sen. Graham- they have blood on their hands.

I am pleased to see bipartisan support and cooperation.

Graham is the man who warned the whole country about Trump, and then spent years grovelling at Trump's feet. These are snakes accusing crocodiles.

There is a lot of irony to that man, everyone looks past it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked to see so many posters here actually compliment the Republicans. I’m a conservative and usually people on this forum vilify them.

I generally thought all the senators, of both parties asked good questions on behalf of the country.

I will say that Tom Cotton annoyed me. He kept asking the TikTok guy if he was a member of the Chinese communist party. The guy said “no, I am a citizen of Singapore” over and over again but Cotton just wouldn’t let up. I mean, maybe the senator has some intelligence or other source of info that made him go down the path, but to those of us watching, it just seemed like the senator didn’t know the difference between Singapore and China. Which was so awkward.

Campaign sounds bites is all that man cares about. He should be embarrassed every time he looks in the mirror.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with sen. Graham- they have blood on their hands.

I am pleased to see bipartisan support and cooperation.

But what will change?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they get crucified

Why aren't parents responsible for their own children? How far should the bubble extend around kids to make a safe world for them? We are responsible for this mess, not social media. Parents should vow to pull back from all the cell phone use of their kids if it's so toxic. If we can do dry january, we can do this. Those people testifying don't control our kids, we should. And appearing before a Senate committee is nothing new. Nothing will change because of it. So what are WE going to do about OUR kids social media use?

Yes, these companies are indeed harmful and negligent, but ultimately:

- parents are at fault.

You are simply an awful parent if you allow your kid to use SnapChat, TickTock, or Discord. Seriously: you suck at parenting.

could not agree with this more! My child has zero social media yet she’s still up on the latest trends because she can basically see anything on YouTube. It’s not like your kid is going to be an outcast or completely out of the loop just by not having these platforms. We have strict controls on how much time she can spend each day. If she is over, even by a minute, she loses her phone for 24 hours. Parents have GOT to be more involved and more strict with the guard rails and actually enforce the consequences. YES IT’S TIME-CONSUMING. AND YES, I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO DO IT BUT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN RAISING OUR KIDS. It is not these companies fault that you are handing your kid a cell phone and allowing them to download the apps. I think all the platforms are evil and the people who run them should be destined for hell, but it doesn’t change the fact that the responsibility lies with the parents. Period.

Bwahahahah! YouTube IS social media, lady!