Summary Of Lets Kids Run Wild Online By Danah Boyd

In this article, “Lets Kids Run Wild Online” by Danah Boyd, Boyd explains how parents are mistreating teenagers when using the internet. Explaining how “helicopter parents” are restricting access to certain media and limiting their overall use of the internet. Parents being feared that their children will encounter dangers while using the internet block and limit access to many sites. I for one am against parents restricting access to social media and the rest of the internet as it could stunt their performance as an adult when growing up, as they could not have essential skills that they should have learned in their teen years. A reason I chose to be against parents limiting teens to the internet is because teens could learn valuable skills that they could later use in life. If a teen has limited access to the internet and social media, they most likely would not be on the same communication level as that of a teen with no restrictions to the internet. Stunting their performance for later life. Teens with no restrictions would better understand how the world works within the internet. Being able to access any type of information is the key to a successful life.

A teen that understands what freedom is like will be better suitable when the times comes to use their skills in the real world. A teen who has restricted use will not be as capable as that of a teen with no restrictions, as they would not know how freedom is like and would constantly need approval for things when they become adults, stunting them. If a situation was created where a teen must use the internet as a source of knowledge, a teen with no restrictions would most likely be more capable of completing the