12 May 2025

PM needs to speak with Gen Z on social media ban - adviser

From Checkpoint, 4:06 pm on 12 May 2025

The Prime Minster needs to consult properly with young people about a proposed ban on social media for under 16's, not just shake hands and have surface level chat. The idea started as a private members bill in the name of National MP, Catherine Wedd. A bill ACT did not back, saying it was too simplistic and needed more work. 16-year-old Lola Fisher, Generation Z Aotearoa's co-executive director and co-founder spoke to Lisa Owen.