Posted on 01/29/2023 10:05:34 PM PST by algore
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned children should be banned from social media until they are 18 to avoid a 'distorted' sense of self in their developmental years.
Murthy expressed that 13 is far too young for kids to be on sites, such as TikTok and Instagram.
His warning came following the release of a study that suggested teenagers on social media will likely become 'hypersensitive' to criticism as adults.
'I believe 13 is too early,' Murthy told CNN Newsroom. 'And I think that it's a time, early adolescence, where kids are developing their identity, their sense of self...And the skewed and distorted environment of social media does a disservice to many children.'
'I recently had a mother who came to visit me in my office who told me a deeply tragic story about her daughter.
'Her daughter had started using social media, had seven accounts on three different platforms, was mercilessly bullied, unfortunately, by people on these platforms, struggled to get off of these but could not.
'She felt hooked onto them.'
Murthy further urged parents to join forces and ban their kids from using social media until they are older.
'If your child is the only one who's not using social media but everyone else in their school is, it's a tough position for your child to be in,' Murthy said.
'But if parents can ban together and say, as a group, we're not going to allow our kids to use social media until 16 or 17 or 18 or whatever the age is they choose, that's a much more effective strategy, making sure your kids don't get exposed to harm early
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Is this one of Biden’s hires, talking like this, against the script of All-Trans-All the Time?
Well now. Wonder what Mr. Rachel Levine has to say about it?
I think the idea is okay. Its just what it might lead to such as mandatory real ids for the net and more government control etc thats bad. Its funny how when Trump talked about banning tiktok all the kids lost their minds but now that the Biden Admin is doing it nobody notices.
How about VICTOR MURPHEY ?
But they are competent to decide to get the shot? Birth control? Abortions? Sex changes?
But if the kid wants an abortion, no problem! You just can't make this shit up.
Vivek Murthy
Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden.[1] Murthy is the first surgeon general of Indian descent, and, during his first term as surgeon general, he was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service.[2]
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Murthy
Agree, but how could you enforce a ban without being a tyrant?
Better to just shut them all down. They don’t so adults much good either.
“How about VICTOR MURPHEY ?”
I like Krishna Murthy...
Yes. Hard to argue with the guy.
I met one of his adherents back in 1972.
What did his adherent say about what he (KM) was teaching?
But decisions about elective surgery on your genitalia are okay at the age of SIX!!??!!
Liberals are mentally deranged - PERIOD! And I say that with all due respect and apologies to deranged people.
Above all, just make sure that they’re fully vaccinated’!
Did somebody punk him with the wrong memo? Sounds like cya.
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