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UK police chiefs call for ban on social media for under-16s (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

By that logic we shouldn't ban anything for teenagers. But we do: smoking, gambling, alcohol, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Teenagers do all those things constantly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

They do those things to some degree, but those things remain banned for under 18s, which I suppose reduces harm, even if it doesn't fully eliminate harm.