New Zealand's PM proposes ban on social media for children

NEW ZEALAND’S Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today unveiled a proposed law banning children younger than 16 from using social media platforms. Mr Luxon cited what he said was “harm being done to a generation” of young people. He said 2025 research showed a third of New Zealand teenagers spent at least five hours a day on social media. Mr Luxon said: “Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with and it's affecting their…