Social Media Ban for Under-16s - Just How Damaging Can Social Media Be for Children & Teens? - 09/05/2025

Today on The Agenda we spoke to Alex Cooney from CyberSafeKids about an announcement by Tánaiste Simon Harris that a social media ban for children under 16 will be given “serious consideration”, suggesting ­Ireland could follow Australia which has adopted some of the strictest laws in the world.Alex spoke to us about just how dangerous and damaging social media can be for young children and teens, but she also believes that this ban would be a "blunt instrument". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.