Social media bans: Are governments solving the right problem? | The Listening Post

Governments around the world are trying to solve one of the defining parenting challenges of the digital age: what to do about teenagers and social media. The Listening Post's Meenakshi Ravi reports on the politics behind social media bans - whether governments are solving the right problem - and who should take responsibility for keeping young people safe online.

Featuring: Preston Byrne – Tech and free speech lawyer Daisy Greenwell  – Cofounder, Smartphone Free Childhood Tama Leaver – Professor of internet studies, Curtin University Kate Sim – Director, Children's Online Safety and Privacy Research Program

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