Kelsey Ferguson, daughter or Ranger legend Iain Ferguson, who was the victim of online bullying in her youth, has called on the Scottish Government to ban social media for kids.
The daughter of Rangers legend, Iain Ferguson, has supported calls for the Scottish Government to "catch up" with other nations and ban social media for children.
He pleas come after Australia became the first country to ban social media apps for youths under the age of 16 in November. The ban will not come in for at least a year, could see tech companied fined A$50m if they fail to comply with the new rules. "I was taunted and threatened online but what we see now is full-scale beatings and attacks on children on almost every platform. I think a ban would be beneficial but I don't know how it would be enforced - if kids want to be on social media, they'll always find a way to access it.
"Without action from them, children will only go on to access these apps after 16 and all the trolling, unrealistic expectations and harmful clips will still be there." The child was hospitalised for several days and has since been diagnosed with PTSD. Her sickening assault was filmed by a group of onlookers before it was uploaded online.
She continued: "I totally agree that under 16s shouldn't have so much access to social media, but I wouldn't want kids to have their phones taken away from them entirely. Safe smart phones would work well in Scotland.
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