There's acceptance banning social media for under 16s may be easier said than done.  

National has put forward a members’ bill to prevent under 16 year olds having social media accounts, with large corporations being responsible for technically regulating age verification.  

The author, Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd told Mike Hosking she knows anyone can use a fake age to set up a social media account, but if companies fail to manage it, they'll face significant penalties 

She says it's not going to be perfect, but this is a direction from the government that we need to do more to protect kids from online harm. 

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