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EastEnders Star's Phone Ban Guilt Revealed
26 Feb
Summary
- Actress Natalie Cassidy shared her guilt over a phone ban decision.
- She backed a ban for under 16s from using social media.
- Cassidy highlighted dark and sexualized content teens encounter.
Actress Natalie Cassidy recently appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss her concerns regarding teenage social media use. The EastEnders star admitted to experiencing significant guilt over a parenting choice that initially prevented her eldest daughter from having a phone. This decision stemmed from her involvement in an experiment highlighting the harmful and often sexualized content accessible to young people online.
Cassidy has since become a vocal advocate for a social media ban for individuals under 16. She revealed that her own daughter's pleas for a phone, a struggle that lasted for some time, ultimately led Cassidy to relent. However, after witnessing the nature of the content, she expressed a desire for the UK to adopt measures similar to Australia's ban for this age group, emphasizing her belief that current waiting times for action are too long.
Reflecting on the experiment, Cassidy described a deeply concerning "dark narrative" prevalent in online content. She explained that both social and sexual themes were intertwined, creating a disturbing environment. She then spoke with her 15-year-old daughter, Eliza, about her findings, expressing worry about Eliza's potential exposure. Eliza's response, indicating she avoids such content, still left Cassidy questioning the normalization of these themes among teenagers.
