ACT's David Seymour has floated the idea of a smartphone ban for under-16s to replace a social media ban, allowing teenagers to only use good old brick phones.
Could this be a good alternative to the social media ban, or should this not be government decision?
John Cowan joins Tim Beveridge for The Parenting Squad to discuss.
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