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Adults want young people to pay for their own social media mistakes

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Finland's government decided against legislating limits on young people's social media use.
  • Commentator Reetta Räty calls the proposal to ban young people's social media use a foolish, typically adult reaction.
  • She argues that adults also display widespread and disruptive social media habits.

The proposal to ban young people's use of social media is a foolish, typically adult reaction, media commentator Reetta Räty writes.

Her challenge is direct: are young people really the only ones addicted to social media? Räty points to older adults who read Facebook posts aloud to their families and to Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's social media video campaign.

Adult social media use must be brought under control.

· Reetta RätyThe headline of Räty's commentary, which criticizes adults' social media behavior.

She also asks readers to remember who ruined Twitter and who continues to cause trouble on the platform. The argument turns the focus back toward adults, suggesting that they should examine their own behavior before making young people pay for society's social media failures.

Look around you. Are young people really the only ones addicted to social media?

· Reetta RätyRäty questions the assumption behind restricting young people's social media use.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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