Description
The UK Government has just announced a ban on social media for under 16-year-olds. Why? Why now? And will it actually improve young people's health and wellbeing?
Lancet Editor Niall Boyce is joined by Esther Lau, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, to discuss the key issues and likely consequences.
The Lancet Voice is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.
Editorial team: Niall Boyce, Miriam Sabin, Jessamy Bagenal, Richard Horton, and Gavin Cleaver
Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti
Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia (https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia?dgcid=buzzsprout_podcast_tlp_mm) to learn more about our multimedia offering.
Find the best science for better lives at thelancet.com (https://www.thelancet.com)
Follow us today at...
https://thelancet.bsky.social/
https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup
https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal
https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet (https://linkedin.com/company/the-lancet)
https://youtube.com/thelancettv (https://www.youtube.com/thelancettv)