Actress Keira Knightley (40) said she has banned social media entirely in her home to protect her children from the "dangers of the internet."
Recently in an interview on BBC Radio 4 in Britain, Knightley said, "These days the internet is an uncontrolled space and very frightening," and "I want to prevent i-dle from being exposed to such spaces." She added, "We apply a 'no social media rule' in our home. i-dle cannot use screens when we are not watching them."
She candidly admitted, "I don't know if this approach is right. I don't know how long we can maintain it, but at least while I can watch over them, we will do so."
Knightley and her husband James Righton have two daughters, Eddy (9) and Delilah (5). She said, "The school my children attend is also running a 'social media free childhood' campaign, so most parents are following similar policies," and added, "It's fortunate that we can share how we manage our children according to what standards."
She also stressed, "It's unfortunate that all this burden falls only on parents. Government-level regulation is needed."
Meanwhile, Keira Knightley has recently published a children's book and has been sharing her thoughts on 'parenting in the digital age.' In the past she caused a stir by banning her daughters from watching Disney's *"Cinderella"* and "The Little Mermaid," saying many female characters are set up to be 'rescued' by men.
But she later said with a laugh, "All rules collapsed during COVID," and "Now my daughter has seen all the Disney films, but she has learned to point out the gender role issues in them herself."
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