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A surefire way to get kids to do something is to tell them they can’t.
Anecdotal evidence but I saw one parent say their 9 year old dgif and immediately asked them to play outside with them; which they rarely did prior.
Kids want attention, thats why social media is so dangerous for them; they're sitting ducks for predators.
I work with kids and except for legit ipad babies, kids treat cellphones like a backup when there's nothing better to do... they prefer playing games with other kids or engaging their parents/role-models.
I personally see zero downsides to this. I genuinely hope Canada follows suite.
I would encourage you to read my comment in another thread. There's the beginning of a good idea in this legislation, but nearly everything about how it's actually done is awful.
I mean that parts not surprising lol