Jewish schools have asked parents to consider deleting social media apps from their children’s phones in a bid to reduce exposure to violent extremist content.
Parents have been told to consider deleting their child’s TikTok and Instagram accounts to reduce potential exposure to violent extremist content, as HamasJewish schools in Sydney this week sent messages to students’ parents to be vigilant regarding children’s online exposure, while Jewish Care Victoria posted online instructions to parents about how to talk to children about the war in Israel and distressing images online.
“These platforms are dangerous. Kids simply do not have the proper tools and capacity to properly understand and absorb such violent and upsetting materials.” Cybersafety expert Susan McLean said social media companies did not necessarily block extremist videos from being posted.Wolter Peeters “The pictures we are seeing from this conflict are really some of the most unimaginable images you could possibly see,” she said.
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