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@HighPockets group

I know some YouTubers who have Patreons will offer a Discord server as a reward if you pledge a certain amount, but idk about other ones.

@bubblegum

I feel all of my friends use youtube a lottttttttttttttttttt, but not for communication or making their own videos, only for watching.

@Pickles group

Once to study for the biology state test, I listened to the cell song on youtube for two hours and there was only one question on it. It was the most studying I did for any of them, and quite frankly the best. Off topic but whatever. I wanted to brag about my weird achievement

@Moxie group

Gen Z here
I have Instagram, twitter, and tumblr (either wwmoxie or writingwithmoxie)
I would totally have snapchat but I’m not allowed

Deleted user

(FYI I won the bet. Thx guys!)

But what do y'all think of parents limiting social media for their kids? Or censoring in general?

Deleted user

(oof I'm too late!!)

My Pinterest is Emi-the-Asexual-Metaphor. It's really the only thing I have.

Personally I think parents limiting social media is good. There are a lot of older people bringing in younger teenagers and children into the human sex trade and it can be easily avoided if SM is brought along later.

@ninja_violinist

I also think social media limits are a good thing. I think they're really stressful to handle and can have a big impact on mental health and self-esteem, so it's good if parents can sort of ease a child into it slowly and teach them how to use it healthily (if that makes sense)

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All social media? Or do you thing that some should be limited more than others?

@Becfromthedead group

I grew up before social media really started to explode among gen Z. My parents always said no social media until I was older, although since I had no interest in it, I have no way of knowing how strict that was. Didn't actually start using it until I was 17.
Now, as for my personal opinion on whether kids should have social media or not? It definitely varies between platforms. I think things like Notebook and Pinterest, and other sites that are for sharing ideas and more specific interests are fine. Plus, as long as kids are given the whole talk of "don't share any personal information online," they're likely to listen.
Now, when it comes to things like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc? I've seen a lot of BS go down around me because of things that happen online through these types of social media platforms. The truth is, kids aren't always responsible enough to use it properly. Posts on impulse can get them in deep trouble, and what may seem funny to them one moment may cause themselves or someone else a lot of undue humiliation, and it's terrible. (Examples: some kids posted a threat towards a teacher on IG and were expelled, a girl filmed another girl using the bathroom without her knowing and posted it on Snapchat, and not to mention guys sending nasty pictures)
I really don't think putting an age minimum of 13 on social media is really doing anything, because 13 is really young for someone to be on social media without supervision, and you can also lie about your age even if you're younger than that.
When parents put these things under tight lock and key is when things can go even more wrong, though. If you have an account that you're not supposed to have, and you can't even open up to your parents when something bad happens, such as people creeping on you or threatening you online, sometimes the fear of parents' punishment keeps you from asking for help.
So in my opinion, the "restrictions" parents put on social media shouldn't be, "you can't have any, social media is bad!" Instead, they need to work with their child, let them know that if they want an account on something, they only need ask, and they can be helped with whatever they need online. Opening communication and teaching a child the rules of the internet and the world is going to help far more than barring them from social media entirely. And if a parent is particularly worried, they can do some monitoring of the child's accounts (which I also have strong feelings about because some parents over-monitor and it's borderline abusive). But communication is really key here.
Restrictions on time, on the other hand, are acceptable. So if a kid's parent wants them on social media no more than an hour a day, that's cool. Just make sure they have other hobbies and things to do, and make sure they have a reason why, and not just because their parents said so.
Sorry for the long post. There's just a lot to unpack here. I can maybe give my two cents on censorship too, but that stuff is a little confusing tbh.

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No I love that actually! There's a lot of thought for both sides of the situation. At the end of the day social media is such a huge part of today's society that I don't think that it will ever be properly regulated to protect those that shouldn't be using it.