by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad -  Would a social media ban for children under the age of 16 work in South Africa- as we have seen in Australia? According to University of Pretoria's Centre for Human Rights banning children from accessing social media is a political shortcut that ignores the real source of harm: platform design and business models. Earlier this month Australia imposed a ban on children using social media- saying it will reduce the negative impact of social media encouraging young people  to spend more time on screens while also distributing content that can harm their health and wellbeing. Doctoral Researcher in Child Digital Rights Belinda Matore says she's skeptical

 

by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - &nbsp;Would a social media ban for children under the age of 16 work in South Africa- as we have seen in Australia? According to University of Pretoria's Centre for Human Rights banning children from accessing social media is a political shortcut that ignores the real source of harm: platform design and business models. Earlier this month Australia imposed a ban on children using social media- saying it will reduce the negative impact of social media encouraging young people &nbsp;to spend more time on screens while also distributing content that can harm their health and wellbeing. Doctoral Researcher in Child Digital Rights Belinda Matore says she's skeptical
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