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[quote=Anonymous]It depends on her character, OP. Maybe trust her and keep lines of communication open?

I didn't forbid anything, but I lectured them on the dangers of the internet, cyberbullying, grooming, basic security issues. They inherited my barely-working iPhones in 8th and 7th grade, then upgraded as I bought new ones over the years.

My 20yo still doesn't have any social media except a LinkedIn; my 15yo made a Discord account at 11 or so, realized it had enormous potential for cyberbullying and other dramas, and hasn't made any other since. She uses the Discord account to private message friends she knows in real life. Neither have TikTok, Insta, etc.

My kids' friends show them all the best crap that rises to the top every week, so they don't have to wade in themselves. And they're also on YouTube, which has excellent, long-form (not crap) content if you choose to look for it. It's not as interactive and addictive as other forms of social media, but if you want to absorb some of the same crap, there's always YouTube shorts. So my kids are sufficiently aware of the Zeitgeist that they're not out of the loop.
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