Scams target children on social media amid age debate

On average, teenagers spend close to three hours a day using social media, according to research. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

One in four teenage children have fallen for a scam on social media amid concerns over the impact on young people from online platforms.

Some 97 per cent of teenagers use social media and spend close to three hours a day doing so on average, according to research commissioned by big four bank Westpac.