The political push for a social media ban, flatpack fever infects media

Australia’s banning social media for teens, and there’s a slick media campaign for the same here. The PM’s onside, but will the government follow? And why is a social media pioneer resisting this? Also: the media’s fever for foreign flatpack furnishings.

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0:50 How Ikea’s Auckland opening monopolised the media this week

11:00 Midweek Mediwatch - in case you misused it

12:37 A costly campaign to copy Australia’s imminent ban on social media for under-16 has picked up public support - and political backing from the PM and his party to change the law next year. A major media company and telco are also getting the message out.

20:23 Social media pioneer Rabble aka Evan-Henshaw Plath on why he’s campaigning against a law change to take teens of social media.

Guests: Evan Henshaw-Plath / Rabble

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