The Australian federal government wants to restrict social media to those aged over 16. Would that work? Adult and teen experts mount their arguments for and against social media and its harms and benefits. The Great Debate  was presented by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia as part of 2024 Social Sciences Week, recorded at the National Library of Australia on 10 September 2024. Speakers STUDENT DEBATE Featuring Year 7 and 8 students at University of Canberra High School Kaleen Host  Ivy  Affirmative team  Misha, Sienna and Jacob  Negative team Umar, Addy and Shreya  ADULT DEBATE Lisa Given  Professor of Information Sciences, RMIT University Anthony Elliott  Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of South Australia Author, Algorithms of Anxiety: Fear in the Digital Age Ginger Gorman (host)  Journalist and author of the book Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and Its Human Fallout Host of the Seriously Social podcast