💻🛑Once upon a time, grown-ups taught kids how to think. Now? We’re too busy shielding them from thoughts. Welcome to the age of digital bubble wrap—where instead of building strong minds, we build padded walls. And every time something hard to hear pops up online, the answer isn’t to talk about it. It’s to hide it, ban it, or drown it in hashtags and hashtags of safe slogans.
🤐 “Protecting the Kids” by Censoring the World
Let’s get real: the internet isn’t raising kids. Silence is. And worse—it’s selective silence. Political? Cultural? Biological? History with sharp edges? Gone. Disappeared. Algorithmically erased for their “well-being.” Not because it’s false. But because it’s awkward.
Meanwhile, the garbage still flows. Porn, clickbait, shallow influencers hocking lies in ring lights—those pipelines stay open 24/7. Ever wonder why? Because the filters aren’t about protecting minds. They’re about controlling which minds get heard.
We’re not cleaning up the internet. We’re grooming it to say “yes” to one voice and “shh” to all the rest. And every time someone calls it out, they’re branded “dangerous” or “divisive.” That’s the trick. Keep calling common sense extremism until everyone’s too tired to argue.
And Australia? That’s your test case. Want to protest online censorship? Shut it down. Want to speak plain? Strike it from search. Want to make sure kids grow up thinking critically? Nah, just spoon-feed them pre-approved opinions and tell them this is what “kindness” looks like.
We’re not protecting the young. We’re softening them. And one day, they’ll hit real life with a worldview made of sponge cake and safe spaces—and they’ll find out the world doesn’t come with a content warning.
Why are we okay with this? Why are we watching free speech get treated like contraband while actual garbage clogs our feeds? Comment below and tell us what you think kids really need—truth, or filtered lies? 🧠🚫
Chameleon Magazine 
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