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Hansen,Alexandra

Ms Alexandra Hansen

Chief of Staff, The Conversation
Alexandra has worked in various media and journalism roles in Melbourne, London, and Jakarta. Prior to joining The Conversation she worked at Foreign Policy Think Tank, the Australia India Institute at The University of Melbourne.

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Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts

If you have kids, chances are you’ve worried about their presence on social media.Who are they talking to? What are they posting? Are they being bullied? Do they spend too much time on it? Do they realise their friends’ lives aren’t as good as they look on Instagram?We asked five experts if social media is damaging to children and teens.If you have kids, chances are you’ve worried about their presence on social media.Who are they talking to? What are they posting? Are they being bullied? Do they spend too much time on it? Do they realise their friends’ lives aren’t as good as they look on Instagram?We asked five experts if social media is damaging to children and teens.

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Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts

If you have kids, chances are you’ve worried about their presence on social media.Who are they talking to? What are they posting? Are they being bullied? Do they spend too much time on it? Do they realise their friends’ lives aren’t as good as they look on Instagram?We asked five experts if social media is damaging to children and teens.If you have kids, chances are you’ve worried about their presence on social media.Who are they talking to? What are they posting? Are they being bullied? Do they spend too much time on it? Do they realise their friends’ lives aren’t as good as they look on Instagram?We asked five experts if social media is damaging to children and teens.

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