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flag New Zealand faces debate over banning social media for under-16s amid calls to protect youth from harmful online content.

flag Experts urge New Zealand to strengthen youth protections online, citing research showing 97% of young people use multiple digital platforms daily, exposing them to harmful marketing and addictive design. flag They highlight disproportionate risks for Māori and disadvantaged youth, calling for bans on harmful ads, platform accountability, and rights-based digital redesign. flag Meta denies intentionally designing Instagram to be addictive, while a proposed ban on social media for under-16s faces debate, with support from Prime Minister Luxon and opposition from the Act Party, which instead pushes laws against deepfake nude images.

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