2nd Govt (Script length: 5 – 6 minutes, not including rebuttal) Total length of speech: 8

minutes

Mr./Madam Chairperson, honourable adjudicators, esteemed timekeepers and members of

the floor: a very good morning I bid you. We, the government, support today’s motion “This
House Believes That Parents Should Be Given Access To All Passwords Of Their Children's
Social Networking Accounts” MUST STAND.

Allow me to rebut all the false claims put forth by the 1st member of the opposition. I refute
the opposition’s definition of the motion as our definition is more accurate. He/She defined
[....] as [....]. The opposition’s first point was [....]. However, [....]

I shall now present our second argument. We are supporting this motion because this will
protect the children against harm. By getting all of their social networking accounts’
passwords, parents can monitor them so that they won’t be involved in scams, cyber-bullying
or become victims of pedophiles online. Cyberbullying and other forms of peer-to-peer
violence can affect children each time they log in to social media or instant messaging
platforms. Dear audience, do you know about the phishing attack that occurred in December
2020 in the US? The scammer gained access to the employees’ email accounts, resulting in
the exposure of the patients’ personal information. So, even adults are getting scammed,
don’t you think children will be easily intimidated by these scammers all around the world?
Children can even meet pedophiles online who can take advantage of them and get them
manipulated. Children may be victimized through the production, distribution and
consumption of sexual abuse material, or they may be groomed for sexual exploitation, with
abusers attempting to meet them in person or exhort them for explicit content. In the digital
world, any person from any location can create and store sexually exploitative content. Child
sex offenders may even livestream sexual abuse from the confines of their homes, directing
on-demand abuse of children far away. According to UNICEF child protection report, 80% of
children in 25 countries report feeling in danger of sexual abuse or exploitation online. As
children embrace more digital platforms, they too may self-generate sexually explicit
imagery. And though these images might be intended for an age-appropriate relationship,
they can end up widely shared without consent. Sometimes, trusted adults solicit children to
share imagery. For a child victim, this may result in social isolation, mental health issues,
substance abuse, self-harm or suicide, as well as an increased likelihood of exhibiting
abusive behaviours themselves in adulthood. Children don’t have the maturity to understand
whether their activities on social media are positive or negative. To prevent this from
happening, parents NEED their children’s social networking accounts’ passwords for
monitoring.

Our third argument is we are aware that this action is in the form of love by the parents and
as a support of emergency. As we all know, parents need to have care and responsibility
towards their children. Imagine if a child gets cyber-bullied and commits suicide eventually,
won’t this be because of the parents’ negligence. Children these days like to keep their
personal feelings
to themselves. Even if they face issues regarding their social networking accounts, they will
not discuss it with their parents. So, parents definitely need passwords of their children’s
social networking accounts to ensure this won’t happen. Parents are LEGALLY
RESPONSIBLE for their children’s wellbeing. When children know that their parents have
their social networking accounts’ passwords, there’s greater accountability that parents could
do spot checks. By this, children will be more careful and responsible about the way they
use social networking apps and websites. By having their children’s passwords, parents can
contact or text their friends if something happens due to their safety. Other than that, looking
through the children’s accounts can help parents to know them more, by trying to find out
stuff that they’re interested in, their latest obsession, and many more. This effort may benefit
the parents to make their children’s dreams become reality. For example, your child is
obsessed with BTS, a kpop band and wants to go to their concert. Parents can make their
dreams come true.

Ladies and gentlemen, we, the government, strongly agree with the motion.

Based on the solid evidence we have presented to you, it is crystal clear that today’s motion
“This House Believes That Parents Should Be Given Access To All Passwords Of Their
Children's Social Networking Accounts” MUST STAND. Thank you.