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Oh my god, are you still on the "stranger danger" moral panic? That was like... 28 moral panics ago!
Kids are at significantly higher risk of being abused by someone they know than by strangers. The risk to kids from strangers online is hugely overblown.
Kids are also more at risk of abuse if they're vulnerable in some way, don't have many trusted adults to share concerns with, and are lonely/isolated. Banning social media for kids just pushes them into more niche platforms.
So, yes, I want kids to have the freedom to talk to whoever they want to.
There is incredibly credible evidence that the US president has raped children. These creeps are more emboldened than ever. You're crazy if you think I would willingly let my children talk to strangers.
What does Trump have to do with this? Do you really think Epstein was sliding into the DMs of kids on Instagram to recruit victims for Trump to abuse? That isn't how it works at all.
High profile cases and sensationalised media coverage make the problem seem more widespread and more significant than it is.
Statistics don't lie. Your kids are much more likely to be abused by you, your friends, your partner, and your family members, than they are by strangers. Do you also sequester your kids from family? Put them in a tall tower to protect them from all the dangers of the world? You are doing your kids a disservice by isolating them, in my opinion.