{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/681dd819986466935dd15c9d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Social Media Ban for Under-16s - Just How Damaging Can Social Media Be for Children & Teens? - 09/05/2025","description":"<p>Today on The Agenda we spoke to Alex Cooney from CyberSafeKids about an announcement by Tánaiste Simon Harris that a social media ban for children under 16 will be given “serious consideration”, suggesting ­Ireland could follow Australia which has adopted some of the strictest laws in the world.</p><p><br></p><p>Alex spoke to us about just how dangerous and damaging social media can be for young children and teens, but she also believes that this ban would be a \"blunt instrument\". </p>","author_name":"lmfm "}