Amazing @channel4news.bsky.social and Channel 4. You have the incredible #swiped #C4swiped and then in the middle of it, before the watershed I watch a trailer for a horror film. I mean FFS! #mobilephones
This has been such a tough watch but I would absolutely recommend it to anyone and say it's essential viewing for #parents. Well done #c4 for making this and let's hope it drives real change for the better.
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Recently removed a heap of apps from my iPhone for a software update & felt surprisingly huge relief (no email, x, fb, insta, LinkedIn). Have just watched #C4Swiped & tightened my child’s limits again.
What are we doing?
Outstanding TV #smartphones #onlineSafety
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After watching #C4Swiped I have deactivated my Twitter account and am about to delete TikTok and Threads.
Just watched #C4Swiped, incredibly moving! I really like how Emma Willis suggested only having Instagram on a tablet, not on the phone. It's there if you want it, but you don't necessarily carry it around with you all day.
#C4Swiped gives much to think about - I think a huge problem is the multi-national nature of the big social media apps makes regulation far harder than how what we see is traditionally monitored. For adults and kids algorithms are a big problem there to benefit platform rather than user.
That must have been difficult for you, well done for realising. I use it for promotions I don't check out other videos much but some of the stuff the researchers found was scary. #c4swiped
I had to delete TikTok within days of installing it because I realised I couldn’t regulate well (adhd). I was probably about 40 years old. I don’t know how children are supposed to manage it #C4Swiped
#C4swiped is such a challenging watch, both as a parent and as a teacher. As HoY I dealt with many of the issues they cause, yet their -ves go far deeper. I’m even more determined for our girls to be smartphone free until their mid-teens.
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You give your child a smartphone...
REMEMBER 👇👇👇👇
You're not giving your children access to the Internet....
YOU'RE GIVING THE INTERNET ACCESS TO YOUR CHILDREN.
A smartphone ban for kids probably is the only way to effectively fix it, but fundamentally what's REALLY needed is good investment in holistic education for kids, not just on smartphone apps but the internet in general.
No government goes anywhere near this with their "fixes"
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@emmawillis.bsky.social watching you go to Westminster on the smartphone issue and the new legislation is yet more incompetent, unenforceable drivel. Yet again MPs attempt to legislate either without consulting any competent tech folks, or simply ignoring what they say.
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#c4swiped is so impactful to watch and I think I need to reduce my own usage.
Sobering watching the Channel 4 "Swiped: The school that banned smartphones". Its a experiment (English secondary school) following year 7 and 8s who give up smartphones totally for 3 weeks. Impacts measured by Uni of York. Must watch for all parents/carers and #edpsychs #c4swiped
Suicide warning.
#c4swiped really highlights the dangers of kids having phones & access to social media. 90% of 11 yr olds have smartphones & a quarter of them have seen porn.
kids age 3-5 who cry when they are dropped off at nursery - not because their parents are leaving but because their screens are taken away.
1/5 3-5 year olds have a smartphone! They have language development issues and temper tantrums when their devices are taken away!😮
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1 in 10 children have watched porn by the age of 9!!! According to #c4swiped most see it for the first time without even searching for it, and the first viewing is likely to be of a more extreme nature. #C4Swiped
Very interested in this because it's related to my research. There are some shocking things in here, and it's not that the kids have to give up their phones! I think kids need classes on staying safe on the internet, and under 18s shouldn't be allowed on TikTok. #c4swiped #C4Swiped
We just watched #c4swiped and it was eye opening. Scary stuff bringing up kids with smartphones on the horizon. We’ll be holding out for as long as we can.
Not ironic at all that they could not bear to give up the social media #C4SWIPED hashtag
Children slept 1 hour more per night, every night, when they didn’t have their mobile phones. Is this one of the ways to improve mental health in young people? Sleep deprivation can lead to poor mental health. #C4swiped
After 21 days of no smart phone, children were found to be calmer, more engaged, better at eye contact and conversing. #C4swiped
The more time children spend without their phones the more they find healthier ways to fill their time such as being more active and spending time with family #C4swiped
Just watched #C4Swiped - year 7 kids in a UK secondary school volunteered to give up their devices for three weeks in an effort to find out what their impact really is.
As we all know, it's not necessarily the tech, but the harmful content served indiscriminately...there are no training wheels.
Scary stuff #C4swiped. #TikTok serving "13-year-olds" distressing content within 4 hours of creating a new account.
Already some pretty shocking facts around what things children have access to and have seen on the web as a result of no parental controls on their phone! #C4swiped
Recommend #C4Swiped
An experiment — no phones or devices for 21 days for a group of children and adults. They’re locked in a box.
If you’re a parent, I strongly recommend it.
What the fuck were we thinking giving our kids phones #c4swiped