# 'Social media is killing our kids'

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Podcast: [The Slow Newscast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-slow-newscast-1064150)
Published: 2026-05-26T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-tortoise-podcast/episodes/social-media-is-killing-our-kids
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/6a14b4f56ee822cbfbab5e61/media.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2339

## Resource

Last year in the UK, a fifth of people arrested for terrorism offences were under 18. Counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security. So what are children really watching online? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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