Tánaiste Expects Proposals on Furthering Social Media Laws Soon, Welcoming Debate on Youth Impact - 18/11/2025

The impact of social media on young people deserves a Dáil debate, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said, as he confirmed the Attorney General has been asked for advice on further laws that can be introduced.In the Dáil, Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney noted that there had been “disturbing cases” that highlighted the “dangers” that children face on social media.Ms Gibney stated that Snapchat was “supposed to have” a minimum age requirement of 13.Deputy Gibney joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.We also spoke to CEO of CyberSafeKids, Alex Cooney, to get her thoughts on this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.