‘Causing mental health problems’: Social media ‘a problem’ for younger children

Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes says there is a “lot of research” going into the damage of social media on children’s mental health. Ms Hughes said it is nice to see the government “finally caught up” that social media for younger children “is a problem”. “It is causing mental health issues,” Ms Hughes told Sky News Australia. "There’s a lot of this that we already know … there’s a lot of research already about the damage it does to children’s mental health. “I welcome their change of heart and hopefully we can get on track with ensuring the better mental health and security of our children.”