{"id":18929,"date":"2025-05-25T12:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/my-parents-didnt-have-a-clue-why-many-digital-natives-would-not-give-their-kids-smartphones\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T12:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:38:29","slug":"my-parents-didnt-have-a-clue-why-many-digital-natives-would-not-give-their-kids-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/my-parents-didnt-have-a-clue-why-many-digital-natives-would-not-give-their-kids-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My parents didn\u2019t have a clue\u2019: why many digital natives would not give their kids smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Online bullying, violence and paedophilia have made young people sceptical of unfettered access to technology<\/p>\n

In 2019, when Sophie* was 12, her classmates sent her \u201cextreme and traumatising\u201d videos that included an al-Qaida beheading, pornography and bestiality. She recalls an adult player in an online game persuading her to meet in person. Although her dad worked in IT, looking back she thinks: \u201cMy parents\u2019 generation simply didn\u2019t have a clue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now aged 18 and a student at the University of Edinburgh, she wouldn\u2019t allow her children to have a smartphone until they\u2019re adults. \u201cAs a teen I would have been the biggest advocate on everyone having a phone, but I\u2019ve 100% changed my opinion,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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\nOnline bullying, violence and paedophilia have made young people sceptical of unfettered access to technology
\nIn 2019, when Sophie* was 12, her classmates sent her \u201cextreme and traumatising\u201d videos that included an al-Qaida beheading, pornography and bestiality. She recalls an adult player in an online game persuading her to meet in person. Although her dad worked in IT, looking back she thinks: \u201cMy parents\u2019 generation simply didn\u2019t have a clue.\u201d
\nNow aged 18 and a student at the University of Edinburgh, she wouldn\u2019t allow her children to have a smartphone until they\u2019re adults. \u201cAs a teen I would have been the biggest advocate on everyone having a phone, but I\u2019ve 100% changed my opinion,\u201d she said. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Online bullying, violence and paedophilia have made young people sceptical of unfettered access to technology In 2019, when Sophie* was 12, her classmates sent her \u201cextreme and traumatising\u201d videos that included an al-Qaida beheading, pornography and bestiality. She recalls an adult player in an online game persuading her to meet in person. Although her dad …<\/p>\n

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