Social media ban will hamper development of skills to deal with online risk, expert says

Australia's prime minister on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was "doing real harm to our kids". FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Sarah Rose, Associate Professor of Child Psychology and Education at Staffordshire University. She says that the proposed ban will hamper teenagers' development of skills to deal with social media and cyberbullying.