According to Micheál Martin, the current “public health” crisis is the harm that social media does to youth, reports Breaking News.
The head of Fianna Fáil stated that the government must interact with social media corporations and that a meaningful public discussion about the matter is necessary.
Additionally, he expressed his disagreement with Meta, the social media behemoth, for lowering the minimum age requirement to use WhatsApp, reports Breaking News.
The EU and the UK implemented the new law on Thursday, lowering the age restriction from 16 to 13.
“I don’t agree with that. I think this is the serious stuff we’ve got to engage with and we will engage with the technology companies,” Mr Martin said on Saturday as the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis got under way,” reports Breaking News.
“I think the elephant in the room today, and there is maybe a few elephants in the room, but one crucial one is the damage social media is doing to young people and to children,” reports Breaking News.
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