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I HAVE been closely following the recent debate on social media control for younger users in the wake of violent episodes among schoolchildren apparently stemming from excessive screen time.
As a parent with children who are now young adults, it is disheartening to see the marked difference in behaviour between the schoolkids of just a decade ago and today. Though social media has been around for some time now, the rampant increase in its accessibility and the fact that children today are exposed to screens much earlier in life certainly has a role to play in explaining today’s social ills.
