# Sonia Livingstone

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Should the Government ban social media for young people?

Pressure is building in the UK for a ban on social media use for young people as countries across the world watch Australia, which introduced its own ban for under 16s last December. Meanwhile, the government here is launching a public consultation on children’s use of social media which will look …

AI Has Entered the Classroom. And Your Child's Mind.

What if AI companions are inserting themselves between children and the very people meant to guide them? In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Dr. Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, The London School of Economi…

Is AI the future of learning?

As part of the BBC's AI Unpacked week Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong join an audience of pupils, teachers and education experts to ask if artificial intelligence is the future of learning. Recorded at University College London in their bicentennial year, the programme asks how we can use this revolu…

Social Media Showdown: Should Teens Log Off for Good?

Join this lively debate with Joeli and Elliott, as experts Sonia Livingstone and Susie Davies tackle the hot topic of social media bans for under-16s in the UK. Discover the pros and cons of digital consent age, the impact on mental health, and the role of parents in navigating the digital landscap…

How To Work With — Not Against — Screen Time

Some parents think the best way to manage a child's screen time is to set hard limits. But those rules are particularly difficult to keep during a pandemic, when screens are a lifeline for all of us. So what should the rules be? Sonia Livingstone and Alicia Blum-Ross, coauthors of Parenting For A D…

Social Media Ban Repository - Sonia Livingstone, Digital Futures for Children Centre

Are social media bans an effective way to keep children safe online? Sonia Livingstone from the Digital Futures for Children Centre unpacks the evidence behind growing calls for bans. She explains why restricting access is unlikely to work, highlights the benefits children find online, and argues t…

Offline until 16? Julian Sefton-Green on UK and Australian social media age restrictions

The UK has followed Australia’s lead by banning social media for under-16s. In a parting move made by the Starmer government, it’s left public opinion divided.    We all want children to be safe online. But is this global movement a necessary stand against Big Tech, or does it ignore how the modern…

The Technology Expert: 7 Rules to Stop AI and Social Media From Controlling Your Life | Prof Sonia Livingstone

Professor Sonia Livingstone is one of the world’s leading experts on how technology is changing our lives. A technology social psychologist at the London School of Economics and Political Science, she has spent decades researching social media, digital wellbeing and online safety, while advising go…

E41. UNCRC and Rights as a Powerful Tool with Bruce Adamson

Bruce Adamson is a human rights lawyer and CEO of the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities. He was Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland from 2017 to 2023, where he led work on incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.  In this conve…

Will social media bans keep kids safe online?

Social media bans for children are coming into effect around the world, with the aim of protecting young people’s mental health and keeping them safe online. But is social media really causing a mental health crisis in young people?  And do age restrictions actually work? In this episode, we sit do…