Should Social Media Be Banned for Under 16s?

By Zachary En-Najjary 

As you may know lately there has been huge controversy about social media especially for younger audiences. According to many sources, social media doesn’t support good mental health as it reduces your social time as well as being very addictive. 

Furthermore, kids could be informed with fake information meaning additional problems like interpreting something completely wrong. I suggest you should always stay on high alert when using social media. Amongst the core issues, is the design of social media - which prioritises entertainment rather than education. This could occasionally lead to kids struggling from a lack of sleep. 

At the same time, kids have a higher chance of having anxiety or depression if using social media too often. Yet, this isn’t a one sided argument, some people find that social media raises self-esteem while others may use it in an educational way, such as extra help for homework.