{"id":368408,"date":"2026-08-08T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/should-social-media-be-banned-for-children\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:00:04","slug":"should-social-media-be-banned-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/should-social-media-be-banned-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Should social media be banned for children?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3dd6b4pGWgs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Should social media be banned for children?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3dd6b4pGWgs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an insult to future generations who need to take over this world from us because we\u2019ve screwed it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Meta has been fined an additional $567m by a court in New Mexico in the second part of a landmark case over child safety and online harms.<\/p>\n<p>So, should the internet and social media be embraced or restricted for children?<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to Baroness Kidron, who campaigns for online safety and privacy rights, particularly for children, and Professor of Journalism Jeff Jarvis, who advocates embracing the internet rather than trying to restrict it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an insult to future generations who need to take over this world from us because we\u2019ve screwed it up.\u201d [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Meta has been fined an additional $567m by a court in New Mexico in the second part of a landmark case over child safety and online harms. 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