Mike's Minute: What a waste of time the social media bill was... this year

In the end, was this a “to do” about nothing?

The social media ban for under 16s is a global bandwagon that we were already late to.

And by the time it arrived on Monday, it turns out the party that wrote it didn't have the numbers.

Dr Eric Crampton: Protecting the children

This week, the government introduced legislation intended to protect youths from online harms.

If the Bill passes, covered social media platforms will be required to take ‘reasonable steps’ to stop under-16s from having accounts. Platforms that do not do enough will risk large fines. And Kiwis of every age could be blocked from accessing sites that fail to comply.