{"podcast":{"title":"The Explainer","slug":"the-explainer-1063834","podcast_index_feed_id":1063834,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509","website_url":"http://thejournal.ie","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/1765793812580-5cd8fe19-5170-4d0c-8527-121c6e6fa022.jpeg","author":"The Explainer","episode_count":422,"summary":"The Explainer is a weekly podcast from The Journal that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to know about. What's the background? Why is this in the news? Get the facts behind the story from Ireland's biggest news website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:20:16.018886+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834"},"episode":{"title":"Will a social media ban for under-16s actually work?","slug":"will-a-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-actually-work","published_at":"2026-02-19T14:57:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/will-a-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-actually-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-explainer/episodes/will-a-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-actually-work","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/e/699724d97012ce53769ec68f/media.mp3","summary":"It’s a debate that is taking place at kitchen tables across the country: are smartphones and social media apps doing more harm than good for our children? Ireland is following in the footsteps of Australia and plans to restrict social media access for anyone under the age of 16, with a pilot for age verification technology set to roll out in the coming months. We’re joined by Philip Arneill, head of communications and research with CyberSafeKids, to examine how a ban could work - and if it's the right move. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It’s a debate that is taking place at kitchen tables across the country: are smartphones and social media apps doing more harm than good for our children?…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1512,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-explainer-1063834/episodes/will-a-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-actually-work/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/will-a-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-actually-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}