You just replied to an actual experience of predatory behavior with the statement, "it is fairly harmless".
> "It is also a good real life sandbox where children can safely learn about the online world"
It's not, though. That's the point of this article and the comment you replied to. Again and again, it is _not_ a safe sandbox for learning.
You don't prepare children for the world by handing them off to predators with a "we tried" level of safety in place, you do it by removing the predators.
> "It is also a good real life sandbox where children can safely learn about the online world"
It's not, though. That's the point of this article and the comment you replied to. Again and again, it is _not_ a safe sandbox for learning.
You don't prepare children for the world by handing them off to predators with a "we tried" level of safety in place, you do it by removing the predators.