TikTok remains the primary source of news for the majority of young people in Finland, with about half of the survey’s respondents saying they use the social media platform to follow news updates.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP), the Finnish public health authority THL and two-thirds of Finns are in favour of banning or restricting the use of social media by under-15s.
The All Points North podcast visits a school, examines the research, and hears an on-the-ground report from Australia in search of answers to whether Finland should ban social media for children.
Almost 80 percent of survey respondents blamed social media for increasing stress, while more than one-third of them said they use social platforms over five hours a day.
Regularly scheduled maintenance went wrong on Sunday morning, as services were to have come back online. The bank has not said when they will be restored.