UK teen homicides linked to social media lead to calls for more to be done
"If you read comments on any social media, people always feel freer to 'say what they really think' without considering the consequences,..."A lot of these comments would be things people would never say to anyone face to face."
"Social media is a bigger factor in violence and the deaths of young people than we realise."
"children's lives should not be the collateral damage of the tech sector" ....implored social media companies to stop "avoiding responsibility".
Instead of trying to keep children off social media as long as possible, a more realistic approach for parents would be to teach them how they and others should behave online
Qn: Can we eliminate violence with education? (CJC Prelim 2018)
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