Newstalk ZB: Dr Eric Crampton discusses the challenges of social media regulation
Dr Eric Crampton
7 May, 2025
Dr Eric Crampton talked to Matt Heath and Tyler Adams on Newstalk ZB about the proposed social media ban for under sixteens in New Zealand.
Dr Crampton discussed the mixed evidence on social media harms, the benefits for young people, and explained why implementing such a ban would inevitably create problematic trade-offs between ease of circumvention, adult user convenience, and online privacy. Listen below.