Of course we should crack down on social media influence over teenagers – but why is this Government doing it?
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Look, OF COURSE we should make social media R16!
It is crack cocaine for the brain!
They are insanely addictive attention harvesters using psychologically attuned hate algorithms that feed neurosis and depression.
These social media networks have been built by people whose goal is unregulated profit via never ending attention, they enslave adults, they are mutating young people.
Why are we all such slaves to corporations?
Why do we allow them to sell highly addictive products that are bad for us with zero regulation?
Why do you all take a corporations interests as your own?
How are you this stupid?
Stop these rich billionaires selling a product that is damaging your children you morons!
Stop handing your children to parasitic corporations that feed on harm for profit.
It should be R18, like pornography.
The real issue is why do National suddenly give a fuck?
They refuse to limit Tobacco or booze and those are Industry that sell addictive and corrosive products but National won’t do a damned thing about them!
So why this crack down on social media?
Because National just started a war on women and are desperately wanting an issue to eclipse them stealing money from working women while pretending they are only providing a better definition of pay parity.
National don’t give a shit about social media killing young people, they only care prettying they care so you’ll forget they are literally mugging working women.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/mental-health-shortages-rotorua-youth-specialist-services-cut/ZEK5BSXLGVGYPAI77WPZMGAANY/
“A draft mental health and addiction workforce report estimated New Zealand needed 1485 workers in the field, including 470 specialist nurses, 145 psychiatrists and 145 clinical psychologists.
It was revealed last week those figures were omitted from the final report in September.”
They crack down on spending where lives are at stake. This is the government that kills!
Why not rush it through with urgency if it’s so damaging?
Hahahaha, exactly. Because there is no money to be saved to save the budget with this bill.
Willis and Luxon are liars.
Which begs the question TDB, why can’t I simply forward this article as an email, which I was able to do until about 10 days ago, but can’t now.
I refuse to have anything to do with your recommended sharing options, f and X, (the hated social media)
and don’t understand sending links. Too complicated.
My computer advisors are busy at the moment and unable to help me.
I’ve asked my dog but he’s no use.
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/05/14/of-course-we-should-crack-down-on-social-media-influence-over-teenagers-but-why-is-this-government-doing-it/
Now do the same for ‘Amazon’ and what it is doing to creators and manufacturers and small businesses and shuttered high streets.