The question
Should children under 16 be kept off social media?
The room, that day
Four people weighed in, each weighing harm against who should decide.
Where the weight settled
leave it to families to decidekeep under-16s off it
4 people in the room that day
50% leaned families decide25% torn25% leaned keep them off
The voices in the room
Social media companies already run everything
Banning now is pointless because the worst damage is done.
“they are the worst possible people”
Yes keep them off
Social media harms kids and should be blocked.
“Yes keep them off.”
Parents or the platform matters
Ideally restrict but leave the call to families or the specific site.
“leave it up to parents”
Where they actually divided
Whether the rule should come from parents or from a hard age cutoff, with one voice saying the moment for any rule has passed.
What both sides reached for
Everyone saw real harm in the current setup and wanted someone to protect kids from it.
What the room didn’t say
What daily life without any phone feels like for a twelve-year-old right now.
From above the room
The strongest yes came in two words. The longest answer refused to pick a side on enforcement. No one described a child they actually know.