New Zealand’s prime minister proposes banning children under 16 from using social media [SOUND]

# New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, will introduce a new bill in Parliament proposing the banning of under 16s from using social media platforms. Bills are required to pass three rounds of voting before becoming law. Australia became the first country to ban social media for under 16s last year. Luxon says social media is exposing children to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with: