NSW Liberal Party President wants parents to have ‘more power’ over social media use

New South Wales Liberal Party President Jason Falinski has called for legislation to give parents “more power” over the use of social media by children. The US Congress has voted in favour of new legislation that could lead to social media app TikTok being banned in the United States. The Australian government seems reluctant to follow suit. “I think it’s absolutely something we should look at,” Mr Falinski told Sky News Australia. “On a broader subject … eminent scholars … are linking the use of social media by teens and pre-teens to the decline in mental health. “We’ve really got to empower parents somehow through legislation to give them more power over use of social media by children. “I’m saying this because the research on this is incredibly compelling around mental health problems that teens are suffering right now.”