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Would a social media ban for under-16s lead to isolation?

Banning young people from social media does not offer a realistic solution and teaching them digi...

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06.40 27 Apr 2026


Would a social media ban for under-16s lead to isolation?


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06.40 27 Apr 2026


Banning young people from social media does not offer a realistic solution and teaching them digital literacy would be of greater benefit. TDs and Senators were told this at a meeting of the Oireachtas children’s committee by representatives of youth organisations.  

Roisin O’Neill of the National Youth Council of Ireland’s Youth Advisory Group joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss.


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