Opinion: We need to protect our kids — not tech companies — and ban social media for those under 16

An 11-year-old boy is threatened with the distribution of nude images unless he pays an international extortionist who found him on TikTok. A 12-year-old girl is relentlessly pressured by someone she believed was a friend to expose herself on camera. A 14-year-old boy is unravelling — failing classes, withdrawing from life — because his friend is being exploited on Roblox and he feels powerless to help. Read More