Off-axis (calibration) · off-axis

Should social media be banned under 15?

The test question and the possible answers

Social media should be banned for under-15s.

What's at stake: The issue divides both camps: it pits protecting young people's health against the role of parents, with the question of whether a ban would work.

For

social media harms the mental health and sleep of the youngest children.

Against

it's up to parents to decide, and a ban would be hard to enforce.

This issue doesn't follow the left/right divide. It doesn't count towards the test score.

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