group of online safety advocates have banded together, to call on the government to lift the social media age limit to 16 years old in New Zealand.
“It’s a group of tech and business leaders, researchers, parenting educators and parents who have real concern with what’s happening with our young people online,” explained Holly Brooker, online safety advocate.
It's a group of tech and business leaders, researchers, parenting educators and parents who have real concern with what's happening with our young people online.
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