Education Minister Paul Givan has said he is “sympathetic” to calls for social media to be banned for under-16s in Northern Ireland.
The UK government recently launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s ahead of a government decision on the proposal.
The debate over a minimum age for social media use has been fired up by Australia’s decision last year to ban children from a range of platforms including Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok.
Any decision to enact a ban in Northern Ireland lies with Westminster, not Stormont, as regulation of social media is not devolved.
