Can social media bans protect young users? | | Mental Health News

The United Kingdom is the latest country to impose stricter restrictions on young people using social media.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his government will ban the entry of people under the age of 16.

The plan will also include some restrictions on gaming platforms and live streaming apps.

This follows moves by other countries that have introduced similar initiatives in recent years.

While the move has been widely welcomed, critics say the blanket ban would be ineffective and difficult to enforce.

But will this plan work? How will it be discussed?

Presenter: Scott McLean

Guests:

Charlotte Armitage – Psychologist, psychotherapist and author of Generation Zombie: Why Weapons Are Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It

Paolo Gerbaudo – Sociologist and political scientist at the Complutense University of Madrid

Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan – AI is a technology leader at the Autonomy Institute and a clinical researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute