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		InkCanon 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale Some of my relatives and colleagues actually actively encourage this. They give them an iPad with YouTube on it after meals and so on. It acts as a pacifier.

bryanlarsen 5 months ago [–]

Are you so confident that they're not doing so in a limited and appropriate manner?

basisword 5 months ago | [–]

There’s no appropriate level of short form swipe through content for kids. Adults can barely cope with it.

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