Comment on "It's Silencing" - Albania Shuts Down TikTok.
Fedditor385@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The government is not wrong tbh. Young people are addicted to social media and scroll endlessly all the time, and I have myself came across, mildly put, disturbing content. I deleted most of my social media and use the bare minimum to only keep up with some remote friends.
I also don’t buy the argument that it’s censoring because it’s just one of many many channels people can freely communicate. TikTok alone does not mean democracy. Also, the same way it can support democracy, so can it be used to demolish it by repeating false claims to make them appear truthful. And if you add AI on top which can generate convincing images and videos of whatever…
Petter1@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Prohibition has never really worked for any addictive thing so far. What makes you think that it will work for social media?
In my opinion, education is the better investment.
Fedditor385@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Quite a lot of kids and teenagers have the same reaction to taking away their phone, as addicts have when taking away their drugs. I don’t think education can solve problems that are already affecting peoples mental and physical state. Not giving kids TikTok is same as not giving kids to much sugar. In small doses and controlled yes, but nothing you would give them free unlimited access to.
Petter1@lemm.ee 1 week ago
First of all, how is not giving and not giving too much the same?
Kids aren’t stupid, explain why it is bad/dangerous, best before first install of tiktok. And TikTok is not the only place in the web with shorts, hell even twich has them now. You need to educate your kids before letting the ho into WWW alone.
With a good education, you can get you child rejecting too much sugar on their own, btw.
Fedditor385@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well, they ain’t smart either… Even adults know better but still many end up in situations that are preventable if you have just some small amount of rational thinking. Also… you first need to know it yourself, to be able to educate your kids. Most parents didn’t grow up with TikTok nor do they use it themselves. How to educate your kids about dangers you yourself don’t know or understand?
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Kids aren’t necessarily stupid. But, same as the adults who they grow into, most are.
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
They already have the drug. Education is going to do nothing. They need rehab;this is much more helpful, making it less accessible to future children. Worst case they get more tech literate finding their way around the bans
Petter1@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Yea, but you gotta educate the next generation and not only children are affected by this addiction.
Meaning if you ban for children, they have no way to educate themselves and when they suddenly get access, the addiction hits even harder.
Some rehab may be required, but forced rehabs generally don’t work, you have to get the affected person wanting to go.
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
You can educate and ban. That’s what my school did… Teach you the real issues with drugs, not just the dare shit lol