My teenage daughter wants to delete all her social media accounts because she says the platforms are violating her human rights through data harvesting, but my spouse thinks she's being dramatic and that she'll miss out socially. We've become a house divided over whether a 16-year-old has the right to digital autonomy or if we should guide her toward 'normal' social participation.
More people experience this than they realize.
Parents are navigating the tension between protecting their child's agency and ensuring their social development in a digitally mediated world.
“Where Are You with Digital rights as human rights?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.