Social Media Stereotypes

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Kids younger than the age of 9 should not have access to all social media apps
Have you ever seen your child talking to someone on social
media that you don't know? In my opinion, I do not think that kids that are younger than 9 should have access to any social media apps. I think It is not safe for young kids to be able to have any social media apps because, they can start talking to random people that the parents don't know. Additionally, kids can be texting some random person who says what they are, can just be lying and can be an adult. Accordingly, in an article that I had read said In 2013,a twelve-year-girl was kidnapped by a 21-year-old man by using a social media app called ¨Whisper¨. This is why I think kids should not have access to any social media apps.
Have you ever seen your child talking to someone on social media that you don't know? It is not safe for young kids to be able to have social media apps because, they can start …show more content…

For example, kids can be texting some random person who says what they are, can just be lying and can be an adult. Secondly, kids should not have access to all social media apps because, there are now adults that are on social media asking kids for their personal information. It's easy to see why most parents don't allow their kids to have access to all social media apps.
EVERYONE knows most of the worlds kidnapping is all because of social media apps. In 2013, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped by a 21-year-old man by using a social media app called, ¨Whisper¨ The man had taken control of this girl. Afterwards, this little girl was never seen again. I strongly believe, that kids younger than 9 should not have access to any social media apps because, you could be texting someone that you don't know and something dangerous could happen. This is why it is quite dangerous for children younger than 9 to have access to all social media

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