"I think it's a giant global unregulated experiment on children and we have to change."
says he doesn't think children under 16 should have access to social media as the state considers introducing age limits for the platforms.
Major social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook require users to be at least 13 before signing up but Minns said his government was considering legislating age restrictions – although he'd prefer a federal approach rather than state-by-state laws. "But my sense is, from the parents I speak to and increasingly the evidence internationally, that we're doing an enormous amount of damage to young people as a result of them being on social media.Minns said he thought there would be support in the community for restricting childrens' access to social media.Chris Minns said social media is "a giant global unregulated experiment on children".
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