{"id":351551,"date":"2026-06-11T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-social-media-bans-a-threat-to-democracy-top-comment-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:00:36","slug":"are-social-media-bans-a-threat-to-democracy-top-comment-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-social-media-bans-a-threat-to-democracy-top-comment-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Are social media bans a threat to democracy? | Top Comment Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/w4PzzCnQ-O4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are social media bans a threat to democracy? | Top Comment Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w4PzzCnQ-O4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With the UK government reportedly poised to announce significant restrictions for young people using social media, Matt and Marianna discuss how we got here. <\/p>\n<p>They examine some of the arguments for and against limits for under-16s, and ask whether a de facto ban could be reversible if companies address safety concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the UK government reportedly poised to announce significant restrictions for young people using social media, Matt and Marianna discuss how we got here. 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