Ed Scolding

Founder, CEO, musician. @greenwich_music.
Catholic.
Views are my own.

[Sam Bowman @s8mb]

Banning teenagers from social media is a bad idea, I argue today in the Washington Post. It's less like banning them from alcohol or tobacco, as some advocates say, and more like banning them from books or movies – there are lots of books I don't want my kids reading before they're old enough, but to ban them entirely would be insanity.

The evidence that social media and the internet are bad for kids is strikingly weak, bordering on nonexistent, considering the strength of the claims that are being made. That doesn't mean there's nothing to worry about – the evidence may change – but it leans in favour of pluralism via parental choice.

For many bright kids, the internet can be a lifeline to interests and people they won't get access to at school. Imagine, for example, trying to follow developments in AI without access to Twitter.

For even more of them, the internet is a remedy for the punishing boredom of being a teenager. If we've misdiagnosed why teens are unhappy – and, for example, school is the big cause rather than the internet – we could make things worse.

I am not a believer in "anything goes" when it comes to under-16s. But the answer is to strengthen parental controls, including with more regulation if necessary, not to impose a single prohibition on all teens and families.

Gift link below.

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[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@niall_gooch A musician friend got that tax bill - much bigger than expected, they had to sell an instrument to pay it off

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@niall_gooch Have you seen the Volvo ad?

[Gladiators zone @Gladiatorszonee]

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[Liam Stokes @LNJStokes]

I'm working on a summary tagline for all the writing I do across different subjects, including fiction. Which do you think is better?

Retweets much appreciated for wider sample.

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@niall_gooch Lots of replies here saying she ought to decline/not ask, therefore I won't offer!

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@niall_gooch Interested to hear more!

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@BDSixsmith Wish you were here?

[Timandra Harkness @TimandraHarknes]

Now all we need is to agree on what is false information, and who gets to decide what may be said.

Several governments have passed draconian laws against Misinformation, and they’re not the governments with the best track records on free speech and democracy.

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@amwilson_opera @silverlawn I've been an ISM member for over 10 years and was on the council for 6. Their legal advice is supportive, constructive and practical. If you were to fundraise towards membership & your other costs then I'd be happy to contribute

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@Goodtweet_man Not a composer as such, but Gregorian chant as done at Pluscarden Abbey
https://t.co/mnyAdLmndc

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@Goodtweet_man Hans Abrahamsen
https://t.co/mnyAdLmndc

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@mitchyproudfoot @DaysofNHS

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@niall_gooch Have you seen this?
https://t.co/uNwWb6vii2

[Freedom_In_The_Arts @Freedom_in_Arts]

Absolutely delighted to finally officially launch @Freedom_in_Arts today in @thetimes with @DeniseFahmy

Cancelled? We can help! The support group for ‘erring’ artists

https://t.co/R6RdqYMQTi

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

What a great step forward for artistic freedom in the UK. How can the culture and art powering society stay fresh and alive if it's restricted to a narrow ideology?Everything should be on the table for artists.

[Andrew Davison @AP_Davison]

Euthanising people with autism and intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands: a report from the Associated Press. https://t.co/dLXYzNSu0c

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@webdevMason Physio treatment should both help it heal and give tools to help prevent it happening again

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@Joanna_Harries @minneymezzo The piano is very good. Reasonably quiet but slightly at the mercy of anyone outside the window etc.

[Ed Scolding @edscolding]

@TimandraHarknes @RobBurl https://t.co/8DxTccxZJI