The unintended consequences of kicking young teens off social media

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Is social media really a 'scourge', as the prime minister has said? Some experts think the issue is much more nuanced.

Jean Hinchliffe is an author and activist who credits social media with first exposing her to political activism when she was around 13 or 14 years old. She remembers coming across posts about the marriage equality campaign through Twitter and signing up to be a volunteer.

Jackie Hallan, the interim CEO of youth mental health service ReachOut, says the organisation has major concerns about the unintended safety consequences of banning under-16s from social media.

 

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