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How long would it take for a ten year old to learn about online media literacy?
What about a fourteen year old?
Can either of those children better process unexpectedly seeing something confusing or scary like gore or pornography online?
Can you - personally - teach a kid that has been hooked up to the internet their whole life to set down their devices, sit still, and be patient when they reach their early teenage years?
Most importantly can you get your young kids to 'unsee' bad behavior and/or disturbing images they see online?
I don't know. I haven't been able to teach my mother online media literacy, and she's 65.
As someone who didn't have a smartphone until age 22 I can assure you that whatever advantage is gained in media literacy is far, far outweighed by the damage you are doing to your kids.
Take away the devices. Today. I beg of you, for their sakes.
Lol YouTube of all things isn't going to teach them media literacy.
What exactly do you think that means, anyway?
YouTube is online media?
Oh so like, knowing how to watch popular videos?
Yeah that's not really too important of a skill
What IS important is being able to maintain an online presence that doesn't get one fired. They will also have to be able to tell the difference between truth and fiction in a world where AI can create a photograph of Biden and Putin kissing. Soon we will have convincing video evidence of whatever somewhat types into a prompt. These skills do not come overnight, and the longer they wait, the worse their skills will be.