EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact
After spending years complaining about kids and their ‘bloody screens’, it can now be reported that Australia’s elite class (boomers) are now worried that the sounds of children squealing and playing in the streets may have a negative effect on their property prices, which as every Australian knows, must continue to keep going up for some reason.
As of December 10, users under the age of sixteen will no longer be able to create or access multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and Reddit.
Other platforms may be added to this banned list at any time.
Though polarising, these new regulations have earned a lot of praise and approval, especially from parents and older generations who are concerned about the negative impact social media has on young, developing minds.
However it seems that concern can only go so far, as it can now be confirmed that multiple concerned community members in Betoota’s French Quarter have taken to neighbourhood groups on Facebook, to discuss the sudden influx of noise heard on suburban streets.
This comes as children who aren’t tech savvy enough to get around the new restrictions have been forced to go outside.
Speaking to Greg Taylor, 67, who is the administrator of the ‘French Quarter community page’, our reporter learns that quite a few members of the community are already regretting supporting these bans.
“You know, I was all for these bans but these kids are just too bloody loud”, complains Greg, “all day long, it’s just shrieking and screaming and laughing. Whatever happened to children should be seen and never heard?”
Greg's wife Moira echoes this statement, saying she's already had to call the cops after a group of young children woke her up at 6am this morning with their boisterous playing.
"I'm all for kids enjoying themselves but it's too much. Surely they have backyards to play in?"
More to come.
