Steve McCracken: Secondary Principals Association Chair and B416 Expert Advisory Panel member on Labour's social media policy

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 19, 2026 · 3m · transcript

A school leader says it's fantastic both major parties are backing a crackdown on children's social media use.

Labour says if elected, an under-16 social media ban will go before a select committee within 100 days, alongside a new digital duty of care law.

National introduced a similar bill to Parliament in August.

Secondary Principals Association Chair and B416 expert advisory panel member Steve McCracken told Andrew Dickens both policies have merit.

He says it's hard to determine which is better, as more detail is needed for each.

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