Day: September 15, 2026

Why Banning Youth Social Media Misses the Real Algorithmic Harm

Following Australia’s lead, New Zealand’s National Party wants to ban social media for teens. But with VPN workarounds, ignored youth voices, and addictively engineered feeds impacting everyone from teens to seniors, a blanket ban targets the users instead of the real culprit. Here is why targeting algorithms and investing in real-world third spaces is a far better path forward.