On June 15, the United Kingdom announced plans to ban social media for youth under 16, following in the footsteps of Australia. Canada, meanwhile, introduced an online harms bill on June 10 that included a similar proposal but would allow for exemptions. The following experts are available to media for comment.
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 mediating social and emotional expression
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