Banning social media for under-16s won’t help – teaching digital media literacy will
The astounding rise in social media use in the past few years is seeing policy responses come to a head, both internationally and in Aotearoa New Zealand. Some estimates put the number using social media globally above five billion, with an annualised growth rate of more than 5%. Accelerated concerns about smartphone addiction, cyberbullying, misinformation and extremist content have often seen digital devices and social media blamed for declines in mental and social wellbeing, in young people in particular. The American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt calls them “the anxious generation”, and politicians and policymakers are scra...... Read Full article on HadNews