Claire Reid: Psychology PHD student on keeping the U16 social media ban alive

Claire Reid: Psychology PHD student on keeping the U16 social media ban alive

Author: Newstalk ZB July 10, 2026 Duration: 4:56

National has confirmed they're in talks with Labour as ACT and New Zealand First refuse to back a social media ban for under-16s 

National is saying protecting children should be above politics.

Psychology PHD student and advisor to B416 Claire Reid says she is in support of the ban as 'a first step'. 

"I'm not a politician, I'm a scientist, but what I'm really clear about is that the harms to the children are real," she told Andrew Dickens.

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