Social media platforms are 'making a profit' at the cost of the damage they are doing to childrens' welfare, one teacher has said.
Social media platforms are"making a profit" from the “damage they are doing" to childrens' welfare, a teacher has claimed.
“This is a fight that we're having against the biggest conglomerates and corporations in the world,” he told “So they don't get exposed to things like pornography, extremely violent content, unsolicited contact by strangers, predatory activities by adults, inappropriate messaging on their health and wellbeing, disinformation, misinformation, bullying.
“I mean, we've managed to regulate the gambling industry, we've managed to regulate the banking industry,” he said. “Because even though, and this is really important to say, even though, the companies say that nobody under the age of 13 is using their social media platforms, because of Cyber Safe Kids report, we know that 82% of eight to 12 year olds in Ireland have their own social media profile.
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