About this episode

Freddie Sayers discusses with Jonathan Haidt the implications of banning under-16s from social media and the balance between protecting children and free speech.

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks with social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt about the global momentum toward banning under-16s from social media, exploring the tension between protecting children from addictive platforms and safeguarding free speech from state censorship, while outlining how device-based age checks offer a viable solution where traditional parental controls fail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Freddie Sayers

Guest: Jonathan Haidt

Topics covered

• social media
• children
• free speech
• addiction
• censorship
• age checks

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Organizations: Acast

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