Brianna Ghey: Should smartphones be banned for teenagers?

In February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey was brutally murdered by two teenagers – one of whom claimed to be her friend. She was lured into a park in Warrington and stabbed 28 times, at least in part, because she was transgender. Brianna’s killers were both just 15 years old and had spent countless hours on the dark web and social media, planning the sadistic murder online. The safety of children online and their use of mobile phones has been questioned for a number of years and this case highlighted a lot of parents worries.

Journalist and Northern correspondent for the Daily Mail, Liz Hull joins Dermot Murnaghan to talk about the dangers of social media and the responsibilities major tech companies have for children’s safety.

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