Social Madia is proving dangerous for the children : Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Washington – “It is necessary to keep children away from social media. Long term use of social media by children is not good. Social media is extremely dangerous for the children,” stated Elon Musk, owner of ‘X’ (previously Twitter) at a seminar.

Musk added, ” I urge all parents to keep their children away from social media. Children are sensitive to ‘AI Algorithms’ (instructing a machine to analyse information and make decisions based on it) which increase the user’s ‘dopamine’ levels (when dopamine levels increase, a person experiences feelings of happiness, motivation etc.) in turn increase user’s efficiency. The competitive nature of social media companies is having a detrimental effect on the minds of the youth.”

I never restricted my children from using social media, which was a mistake : Musk

This is not the first time Elon Musk has spoken about the impact of social media on children. He has expressed concern about the impact of social media such as ‘Facebook’ and ‘Instagram’ on children. At the WGS conference in Dubai last year, he had said, ‘I never stopped my children from using social media, it was my mistake.’