Banning social media for under-16s won’t help – teaching digital media literacy will
- Written by: Melissa L. Gould, Senior Lecturer in Critical Media Studies, Auckland University of Technology
Getty ImagesThe 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,...
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