Ofcom say media companies will face punishments for failing to keep children safe on their platforms. Do you think this approach will make a real difference? Have you ever been concerned about the content your children or younger relatives see on platforms like Instagram or Facebook?
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00:00I don't think it's the fault of companies especially.
00:04I think that you can parent in a way that protects your children from it a bit.
00:09The people that are monetising the poor mental health of young people should be made to pay.
00:15When you say punishing social media companies,
00:18are you talking about financial punishment?
00:20Are you talking about removing their right to operate in a country?
00:26What do you mean by that?
00:27Because realistically when you talk about legislation,
00:31it's the government's, in a sense, responsibility to protect people by using legislation.
00:38But we only use legislation when we're not being lobbied by very rich global institutions
00:45to actually better our society, pay the right amount of tax.
00:49These are the things that the government should be doing.
00:51If you can't keep your kid off Facebook because you have no control over your child,
00:55maybe it's time you woke up and got into the modern society.