Blanket Social Media Ban For Under-16s 'Flawed' And Hard To Enforce Says Online Safety Charity

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“Harmful tech doesn't have to be the status quo, we can make it where tech is designed to not only be safe, but actually be positive for children.” Implementing a blanket social media ban for under-16s is an ineffective measure that children easily bypass, as seen by Australia's struggles with their similar legislation, says policy and public affairs manager at the Molly Rose Foundation, Katie Hayman-Joyce. Katie Hayman-Joyce was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Thursday from 4–7pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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