The federal government is considering introducing a social media ban for kids under 16. The following experts are available to media for comment on the potential ban and its implications.
Emma Duerden
Associate Professor, Education
- Screen time and mental health
- Cognition and behaviour
- Social media and child development
Christopher Dietzel
Postdoctoral fellow, Sociology
- Benefits, risks, and possibilities associated with everyday digital platform
- Digital safety among youth
- Tech-facilitated sexual violence
Kaitlynn Mendes
Professor, Sociology
- Social media and online harms
- Tech-facilitated sexual violence
- Youth online violence
Luke Stark
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies
- Historical, social, and ethical impacts of social media platforms and artificial intelligence technologies
- Technologies meditating social and emotional expression
MEDIA CONTACT: Cynthia Fazio, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 376-4924, cynthia.fazio@uwo.ca
