Banning kids from social media sounds like common sense. The evidence says otherwise

Open this photo in gallery:Research to date shows that social media bans are not the clear solution they are hoped to be.Katie Collins/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountKara Brisson-Boivin is the director of research at MediaSmarts.Liberal Party delegates passed a non-binding resolution this month calling for a minimum age of 16 for social-media accounts, with Manitoba and other provincial governments proposing similar bans. The impulse is understandable. Australia did it first, and three-quarters of Canadians say they support the idea.

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