# Jonathan Haidt: Why Big Tech wants your children

An episode of [UnHerd with Freddie Sayers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1540134798), 7 Jul 2026, 42 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/e/6a4d0f41c130c408c2b7d16f/media.mp3

UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks with social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt about the global momentum toward banning under-16s from social media, exploring the tension between protecting children from addictive platforms and safeguarding free speech from state censorship, while outlining how device-based age checks offer a viable solution where traditional parental controls fail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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