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Melissa L. Gould, Senior Lecturer in Critical Media Studies, Auckland University of Technology

Banning social media for under-16s won’t help – teaching digital media literacy will

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The astounding rise in social media use in the past few years is seeing policy responses come to a head, both internationally and in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Some estimates put the number using social media globally above five billion, with an annualised growth rate of more than 5%.

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