Challenging the idea of a ban

The proposal to regulate or ban social media use by minors is supposedly aimed to protect the youth, but I guess students and youth organizations, as well as concerned parents, would be putting up a big fight against it.

- TONYO CRUZ

If a ban is imposed, who will teach the boomers and seniors, and who will they ask for "technical support"? Right now, youngsters and young ones perform this valuable service in families, schools and businesses.

Taking away social media access from young Filipinos would be a huge step backward to the cause of promoting digital connectivity. Social media access helped keep the educational system running throughout the pandemic. We owe it to young people to keep this access open and to expand it.

Actually, what the government should be doing is to promote further access. Not regulation, but introduction of education and student plans for mobile data and broadband access. Such discounted internet access plans have long been made available to students in other countries. There's no reason why Filipino students cannot enjoy the same.