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Why a blanket social media ban on children under 16 risks doing more harm than good – Richard Prebble
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Related coverage for "Why a blanket social media ban on children under 16 risks doing more harm than good – Richard Prebble": Slate Magazine — What Social Media Loses When We Ban Kids. Zeit — Kinder und Jugendliche: Social Media: Prien für 13 als gesetzliche Altersgrenze. Tagesschau — Social-Media-Regeln für Kinder: Expertenkommission legt Empfehlungen vor. The New Zealand Herald — Under the Influence video series: How social media affects our youth – and how we can respond . Radio Sarajevo — 'IMAŠ SAMO 14 GODINA, ZAŠTO SU TI TO RODITELJI DOZVOLILI?': Kćerku Davida i Victorije Beckham 'napali' na društvenim mrežama. KURIER.at — Psychologe: „Zwei Drittel der Kommunikation passiert nonverbal“