BUZZING· 72%24m·2026-07-17·RelationshipsCountries Are Banning Social Media. So Why Isn't America?
Countries around the world are moving to protect children from social media. So why is America still waiting? The United Kingdom has announced plans to ban social media for children under 16, joining a growing international movement demanding stronger safeguards for young users. In this episode of The Real Story, Dr.…
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“Dr. Phil is preaching to parents about their childrens social media usage. The problem is the majority of their parents are so addicted to their own devices and social media they don't care about their kids usage.”
“SM bans do NOT work. In Australia, studies show that over 80% of kids find ways around the bans. No surprise there. Time for parents to take a major stand.”
“Social media is destroying society!!! And getting worse!!”
“As much as I don't care about social media it's the parents responsibility not the government, parents need to wake up stop giving kids a stupid smart phone they don't need one a regular old flip phone is fine!! I didn't grow up with a phon…”
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