{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/69c5650eb9917327717247a1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ban Instagram? You must be kidding.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1774544061560-86971168-1072-4012-8136-df456c5cf2e6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What does the Instagram and YouTube verdict mean for the UK's proposed social media ban?</p><p><br></p><p>A California jury has found Meta and Google liable in a case that accused them of building <em>intentionally addictive</em> platforms.</p><p><br></p><p>Here in the UK, the government is consulting on whether to ban children from using social media. Australia and Spain have already implemented similar bans, and France has backed a ban for under-15s.</p><p><br></p><p>So, are the social media giants facing a reckoning? And <em>should</em> the government intervene in our kids’ social media use?</p><p><br></p><p>Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Hannah Barnes.</p><p><br></p><p>READ: Parents must also take responsibility for online safety </p><p>https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/social-media/2026/03/parents-must-also-take-responsibility-for-online-safety</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}