Over the last week, we’ve been told repeatedly that Netflix’s Adolescence is a powerful reminder of how quickly anyone can be radicalised by the content we consume — even when it bears little relation to reality.
Perhaps those people have a point — but not quite the thought they have in mind. After all, within days of its release, the Prime Minister was calling for Adolescence to be shown in all schools. The show’s creator, Jack Thorne, rapidly escalated to demanding a ban on smartphones for under-16s, then to demanding legislation “taking kids away from social media altogether”.
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