{"id":4050,"date":"2023-05-08T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/?p=4050"},"modified":"2023-05-31T12:18:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T19:18:38","slug":"social-media-is-not-social-and-not-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/social-media-is-not-social-and-not-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media is NOT Social and NOT Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4050\" class=\"elementor elementor-4050\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b59cc33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b59cc33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be76b25\" data-id=\"be76b25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f5f646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49f5f646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3>What every parent and school should know regarding perils associated with social media.<\/h3><p>The word \u2018social\u2019 is defined as related to or designed for sociability. \u2018Social media\u2019 is defined as media created for the purpose of communication and includes You Tube, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok etc. While every parent wants their child to be \u2018social\u2019, using social media as a communication tool unfortunately achieves the opposite effect\u2026a socially deficit child with social phobia and inability to communicate with people in real life. Despite being an ineffective tool for meaningful social communication, social media is presently unregulated and poses significant hazards for children that in some cases, have proven deadly. This article written by Cris Rowan a pediatric occupational therapist reveals what\u2019s really going on behind the doors of the social media industry and illustrates how social media is irreparably harming children. Rowan profiles data that indicates the need for parents and teachers to team together to ban all social media until age 18.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00f5af4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00f5af4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43243c0\" data-id=\"43243c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f09532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f09532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFosters Mental Illness\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27be4df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27be4df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff7e48d\" data-id=\"ff7e48d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf9f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daf9f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social media is cited as a causal risk factor in rising rates of mental illness in children and youth resulting in class action lawsuits by groups of parents and even whole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/09\/tech\/seattle-school-district-social-media-lawsuit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school districts<\/a>. Social media is all breadth with very little depth and \u2018looking for love in all the wrong places\u2019 rings true with social media. Children and youth are using social media to seek meaningful conversations and human connection, yet only get snippets of what they really need\u2026to be seen and heard. The Center for Disease Control in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyyouth\/data\/yrbs\/pdf\/YRBS_Data-Summary-Trends_Report2023_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Youth Risk Behavior Survey<\/a> reported that 57% of teens girls report persistent sadness (up 36% from 2011) and 30% report suicide risk citing increased use of social media platforms as the primary casual factor. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36805495\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chu et. al.<\/a> reported in 2023 that each additional hour of total screen time (texting, video chatting, watching videos and playing video games) was associated with 1.09 higher odds of suicidal behaviors at 2-year follow-up. Facebook artificial intelligence (AI) preys on vulnerable children by \u2018tracking\u2019 when they feel insecure, useless, worthless, or a failure and gives them a \u2018boost\u2019 with nudges to keep them online, often propelling them to nefarious places that prove harmful and even dangerous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5203709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5203709\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc0d3e6\" data-id=\"fc0d3e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6623978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6623978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExposure to Harmful Content\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae9303 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bae9303\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad55b39\" data-id=\"ad55b39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb620f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb620f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most parents and teachers consider social media apps to be \u2018safe\u2019 from harmful content such as pornography, but they aren\u2019t. Despite social media apps saying they block porn and other harmful content, it\u2019s very easy to find porn on sites such as You Tube, TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat and even Facebook. While there are porn blocking apps available (Covenant Eyes, Qustodio), children and youth can often bypass these blocker apps or buy burner phones to gain access harmful content. The fact that children have unrestricted access to harmful content through use of social media in school settings is particularly worrisome as these institutions are designed to educate our children and are considered to be \u2018safe\u2019 environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53fcc22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53fcc22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aadb907\" data-id=\"aadb907\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a5daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a5daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSurveillance\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-277255b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"277255b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d73b1a\" data-id=\"4d73b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec94d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec94d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While \u2018sociability\u2019 might have been one of the goals of the tech industry in the original creation of social media platforms, the design of these platforms is fiscally motivated e.g. you don\u2019t get something for nothing. Social media is a huge surveillance and data gathering system posing numerous harms for children. Unfortunately, making money takes precedence over child safety as social media giants knowingly strategically manipulate their designs for predation and addiction. This fact while shockingly true goes largely unnoticed by parents and teachers who increasingly welcome this harmful media content into homes and schools, giving it to the youngest and most vulnerable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3743ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3743ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0549194\" data-id=\"0549194\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902895d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"902895d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddiction\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7497480 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7497480\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fac41ca\" data-id=\"fac41ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d19503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d19503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social media is designed to be addictive. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/press-releases\/new-report-finds-teens-feel-addicted-to-their-phones-causing-tension-at-home#:~:text=San%20Francisco%2C%20Calif.%20--%20A%20new%20report%20issued,their%20parents%20agree%20that%20their%20kids%20are%20addicted.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Sense Media reported in a 2016 survey<\/a> that 50% of teens reported they \u2018feel addicted\u2019 to their phones with 56% of parents in agreement. Understanding how social media platforms are created and constructed uncovers exactly how they pose harm to children. Social media corporations hire psychologists to utilize \u2018persuasive design\u2019 principles to make their platforms addictive. The longer the child stays on the app the more ads they view, bringing more revenue to the app developer. Apps are monetized in a variety of ways but essentially apps use artificial intelligence (AI) to \u2018learn\u2019 or \u2018personalize\u2019 user habits, likes, dislikes and triggers. This incessant tailoring of content creates more effective data to sell to marketing corporations. This user data harvested by AI is without child, parent or school consent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbae4f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbae4f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81b1e16\" data-id=\"81b1e16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba84db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba84db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Data and Privacy Insecurity\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b1aa2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b1aa2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c34bd5\" data-id=\"0c34bd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43953cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43953cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite suing social media companies for harm to children, schools are heavy users of harmful social media apps. Internet Safety Labs sampled 663 schools in all 50 states and reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/internetsafetylabs.org\/resources\/reports\/2022-k12-edtech-safety-benchmark-national-findings-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K12 EdTech Safety Benchmark: National Findings in 2022<\/a> that 96% of K-12 school apps share children\u2019s personal information with third parties, 78% of the time with advertising and data analytics entities without the knowledge or consent of the users or the schools, making them unsafe. 28% of school apps were non-education specific effectively providing no limits or guardrails for children. 23% of school apps expose kids to digital ads, which creates risk that personal student data is being sent into advertising networks with no way for the public to inspect where it goes, how it\u2019s used. 68% of school apps sent data to Google and 36% to Apple (leading advertising platforms) who dominate K12 edtech as the prime supplier of both hardware and software.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bae6fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bae6fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64cddd7\" data-id=\"64cddd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92423af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92423af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncreases Bullying\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6900e4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6900e4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c572165\" data-id=\"c572165\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1124b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1124b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social media anonymity is like adding gas to what was already a growing social media fire. Half of cyberbullied children reported not knowing the perpetrator\u2019s identity. Patchin and Hinduja with the Cyberbullying Research Center collated data from peer reviewed articles and reported a mean of 20.9% children and youth had been cyberbullied. The Cyberbullying Research Center reported that cyberbullying victimization rates rose from 16.7% in 2016 to 23.2% in 2021. Another study reported that 42% of grade 4-8 students had been cyberbullied and 56% never told their parents stating they were afraid the parents would take away their phones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45f3057 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45f3057\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b2200e\" data-id=\"3b2200e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a4223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a4223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAvenue for Predators\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f8e625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f8e625\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa292ee\" data-id=\"fa292ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7862232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7862232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The FBI reported in 2019 that every day 750,000 pedophiles go online to groom children. The predator establishes a nonsexual relationship first to gain the child\u2019s trust, and then the relationship becomes sexual where the predator pays for naked pictures and tricks the child into compliance with harmful threats. Many apps (and video games) have a \u2018live chat\u2019 function which allows children to communicate directly with strangers. Studies show children view people they \u2018meet\u2019 online as friends, and don\u2019t understand the concept of \u201cdon\u2019t talk to strangers\u201d. 2021 global technology companies reported: 29\u2009million suspected cases of child sexual abuse material on their platforms and 85\u2009million child sexual abuse videos and images. Predators use Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram) and video games to groom children. If the live chat has a geo-marker, pedophiles can target children in their in their vicinity thus increasing the risk of child abduction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2456b5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2456b5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-069be74\" data-id=\"069be74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f2bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8f2bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPromotes Hatred \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1fac96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1fac96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b46fea\" data-id=\"1b46fea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd60864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd60864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social media promotes hatred. Johann Hari in his book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Stolen-Focus-Attention-Think-Deeply\/dp\/0593138511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stolen Focus \u2013 Why you can\u2019t pay attention and how to think deeply again<\/a>\u201d reports how AI escalates user to content containing anger words like \u201cattack, bad, blame\u201d which drive users to hate sites. AI also creates social media \u2018echo chambers\u2019 that amplify views and as anger rises and there is less \u2018deep thinking\u2019, impulsivity becomes the norm. A <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3531146.3533138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 study by Hundt, A. et. al.<\/a> shows that AI found in search engines, robots, social media, video games etc. make decisions imbued with racism and sexism and perpetuate and amplify harmful stereotypes. Authors suggest AI be paused, reworked, or even wound down until outcomes can be proven safe, effective, and just. 60 Minutes aired a documentary \u201cAnger in America\u201d which reveals how social media platform Twitter rewards users for retweets of angry language which makes students more popular, brings businesses more sales and politicians more votes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2f8ce4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2f8ce4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd42178\" data-id=\"dd42178\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898f336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"898f336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrows Racism\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b81c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86b81c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dea200\" data-id=\"4dea200\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4ea6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc4ea6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social media grows racism. Echo Dot smart speaker with Alexa is marketed as \u201chelping kids learn and grow\u201d yet Susan Linn, psychologist and author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Whos-Raising-Kids-Business-Children\/dp\/1620972271\/ref=asc_df_1620972271?tag=bingshopdesk-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=79852123977300&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=&amp;hvtargid=pla-4583451681054113&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who\u2019s Raising the Kids? \u2013 Big tech, big business and the lives of children<\/a>\u201d had a Q and A with Alexa with the following results:<\/p><p>Q: what are African-American girls?<\/p><p>A: According to\u00a0Georgetown.edu, African American girls are the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice system.<\/p><p>Q: what are African-American boys?<\/p><p>A: According to\u00a0Edweek.org, the majority of the African-American boys are struggling readers\/learners.<\/p><p>In conclusion, Rowan profiled numerous reasons to be cautious and restrictive regarding social media usage by children and youth. As young brains do not have the ability to regulate social media consumption and are more prone to addiction, Rowan urges for parents to team with teachers and school districts to enact an immediate ban on social media use under 18 years of age. This ban would mean that in addition to parents saying \u201cNo\u201d to cell phones at home, school would also prohibit all cell phones on school grounds and off site events e.g. sports, field trips etc. School cell phone bans are an increasingly popular initiative which has proven advantageous for students and teachers by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/bc-school-cellphone-ban-1.6834914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enhancing social communication, mood, grades, and well being<\/a>. Schools who ban cell phones are ahead of the times, acting as industry change leaders to protect the health and well being of all their students. Should government step forward to regulate the social media industry and ensure child safety, this social media ban could be reviewed at that time.<\/p><p>If you would like to learn more about the detrimental impact of screens on children, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/reconnectwebinars.com\/technology-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology Management<\/a> webinar series for teens, parents, educators and clinicians on <a href=\"https:\/\/reconnectwebinars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reconnect Webinars<\/a> website. Webinars have Approved Provider Status for CEU\u2019s and offer participants certification in <em>Balanced Technology Management. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8babf00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8babf00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af884ff\" data-id=\"af884ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b39144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b39144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download a PDF flyer of this article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d87cd elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72d87cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Social-Media-isnt-Social-or-Safe.pdf\" download=\"\/Social-Media-isnt-Social-or-Safe.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Flyer<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-560cb7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"560cb7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f42aa67\" data-id=\"f42aa67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-809da49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"809da49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Social Media is NOT Social and NOT Safe<\/em> was written in May 2023 by pediatric occupational therapist, biologist, author, and speaker Cris Rowan. Cris\u2019s website is <a href=\"https:\/\/reconnectwebinars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reconnect Webinars<\/a>, blog is <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moving to Learn<\/a> and book is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Virtual-Child-terrifying-technology-children\/dp\/1453719520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Child<\/a>. Cris can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:info@reconnectwebinars.com?subject=Message%20from%20Blog%20Post\">info@reconnectwebinars.com<\/a>. Supporting information regarding the proposed <em>Ten Pillars of Successful Schools<\/em> can be found in Reconnect Webinars &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/reconnectwebinars.com\/child-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Child Development<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/reconnectwebinars.com\/technology-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology Management<\/a> series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word \u2018social\u2019 is defined as related to or designed for sociability. \u2018Social media\u2019 is defined as media created for the purpose of communication and includes You Tube, WhatsApp, Instagram&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}