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  • Of Teens, Antisocial Media and Leadership

    Of Teens, Antisocial Media and Leadership

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn England, Australia and Switzerland parents want to ban mobile phones from children beneath 14 years of age. In theory this is an excellent idea this is a fantastic and fabulous idea, because it means parents can avoid spending thousands of francs per year on mobile phones, and tech is seen as…

  • Instagram Limits for Teens

    Instagram Limits for Teens

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I read from [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/30/instagram-adds-a-teen-protection-tool-to-limit-interaction-to-close-friends/) and [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/30/24167259/instagram-limit-posts-everyone-but-close-friends) that there are new tools to limit things so that people can only get comments from friends and family. The irony isn’t lost on me. The irony I’m thinking about is that we have built a social media landscape where the content from strangers…