According to reporting by The Globe and Mail, the federal government will include a potential ban on some social media platforms in new online harms legislation to be tabled this week. Vassy Kapelos speaks with Professor Amanda Third , Research Fellow in Digital, Social and Cultural Research at Western Sydney University in Australia, a leading global authority on children’s digital rights and part of the ongoing review of the Australian government’s ban on social media for people under 16-years-old.

Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

<p>According to reporting by The Globe and Mail, the federal government will include a potential ban on some social media platforms in new online harms legislation to be tabled this week. Vassy Kapelos speaks with Professor&nbsp;Amanda Third , Research Fellow in Digital, Social and Cultural Research at Western Sydney University in Australia, a leading global authority on children&rsquo;s digital rights and part of the ongoing review of the Australian government&rsquo;s ban on social media for people under 16-years-old.</p>
<p>Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.</p>