Discussion » Questions » Computers and the Internet » Do you think that minors are overly protected on the internet?
Benedict Arnold

Do you think that minors are overly protected on the internet?

A few days ago I was a post on Tumblr about the wrongs of making a call out post (and if anyone is familiar Tumblr is hypersensitive, overly PC, and stupid) and it mentioned in the post that peopled under 16 shouldn't be getting a call out and the OP's reason was that  "They are young and still learning" I made a post about it on one of my blogs and I said anyone who's 13 should be old enough to know right from wrong it didn't get any notes but I can't believe people on that site would excuse someone's shitty behavior because they are a minor. IMO minors can predatorial and stalkers/psycho's I may be over 21 but I still try to protect myself from suspicious users including minors especially since they have this thing with lying about their age to talk to 40-60 something-year-old sex offenders. 

Posted - August 13, 2017
Tags : None

Responses


  • 16741
    Are you kidding? Tumblr is mostly PORN.
      August 13, 2017 5:38 PM MDT
    0

  • That too lmao gross porn but stupid people there still strengthen in numbers.
      August 13, 2017 5:41 PM MDT
    0

  • I feel like this is an esoteric topic that without knowledge of Tumblr, I have little ability to answer. I will say that dealing with minors online when you are not a minor is dicey. Not only are minors subject to predators, they are also subject to cyberbullying and suicide as a result of it. And it is also true that minors can themselves be predatory and their misdeeds online should not be ignored or glossed over just because of their age. 
      August 13, 2017 5:45 PM MDT
    1

  • 46117
    No.   There is no real way to protect them.
      August 13, 2017 6:26 PM MDT
    1

  • 22891
    maybe but maybe they need to be
      August 14, 2017 3:19 PM MDT
    0