Two Prime Ministers, two worlds

2025-04-03 13:55:37 / IDE NGA LUTFI DERVISHI

Two Prime Ministers, two worlds

In a world where teenagers face pressures, digital bullying, and daily storms of online violence, the response of leaders makes the difference between education and propaganda, between persuasion and imposition, between inspiration and intimidation.

In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer chooses to speak as a parent. In a simple but meaningful post, he shares his personal experience watching a documentary with his two children, “Adolescence.” Starmer stressed that he supports Netflix’s decision to show this series for free in schools. Not to impose the next morality, but to encourage conversations, to accompany growth, to understand and support the younger generation in their real challenges.

Meanwhile in Albania, our Prime Minister decides to ban TikTok. Not through public debate, not with facts, not with transparency, but with a decision accompanied by paternalistic "advice":
"Don't use VPNs, they steal your data."

Now this prayer is becoming a refrain, but the refrain of a tired song that few want to hear.
Because here, he speaks not as a parent, nor as an educator, but as a thought policeman, declaring a futile war on technology while solving none of the real problems associated with digital security.
Instead of leading by example, he covers it up with censorship.
Instead of encouraging debate, he buries his head in the sand like an ostrich.

Instead of educating the young, he treats them like fools who don't understand.
Instead of facing the truth, he runs away from it like a tired actor in a play where there are no more spectators.
And he forgets...
That he himself was young.
That the forbidden apple tastes better.
That we are in the year 2025, not in Andon Zako Çajup's Doctor Adhamudh.

That banning an app doesn't solve anything if you don't address the reasons that lead young people to it: social isolation, lack of entertainment venues, lack of verified information/news, and the desire to create and express freely.
And when you talk about "data security"...

Is this the same Prime Minister who has yet to be held accountable for the leak of personal data into the hands of Iranian hackers?

Does he know that the state itself collects, processes and can intercept every click through DPI (Deep Packet Inspection)?
Yes, digital security is important. But censorship is not security. Intimidation is not education. Silence is not a solution.

Meanwhile, in Britain…
A Prime Minister admits that he too needs to learn from his children. He sits down with them, watches a documentary and uses it as a starting point for a public discussion. Not to sell morality, but to raise awareness.
There is a difference between a leader who speaks to the citizens and one who speaks to the citizens.

Two Prime Ministers, two worlds

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