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Isaac Short: Personally I am conflicted on the issue, and it is something I would be happy to consider at a future time. However, the main point of the motion is to bring social media in line with other…

Eugene McCarthy: Am I correct in saying that despite the motion stating it updates guidance on antisemitism, it does not actually update guidance on antisemitism? The things you've stated the guidance…

Eugene McCarthy: What does this actually mean in practice? Don't use Instagram?

Charlie Aldous: Can I also ask given the use of social media to target the vulnerable elderly for attention (with for instance far right content) would you consider that focusing this motion purely on the…

Isaac Short: To answer some of your points. I sent that message asking to delay a statement until after WGM not because I disagreed with the stance, but because it is a contentious issue that I know a…

Haydn Osborne-Brookes: To be honest I'm extremely disappointed that this has been put forward without any consultation with the Under 18 Young Greens. As a party we have been really clear in our belief that there…

Charlie Aldous: Hi Manu , Thanks for engaging with this proactively. So Aid was left deliberately vague for a couple of reasons , firstly the changing need of some aid requests over time so I didn't want to…

Manu Teague-Sharpe: Thanks for writing this Charlie! I have a couple comments that may become amendments. Could we clarify what 'aid' we want the UK government to give to Ukraine? Would this include military…

Isaac Short: The motion specifies that it would not block young people from accessing content. That was to directly address this kind of concern, as I'm aware of how vital the support networks for…

Isaac Short: This isn't specified in the motion, however the spirit of the motion is that U16s in general would not be allowed to create content. There are plenty of people over the age of 16 who are…

Cynthia Muthoni: Q: does this include subtitles and audio enhancement?

Amber Lewis: This motion seems to me to be the opposite of the direction we as the young greens should be going

Jamie Strudwick: Unfortunately, I cannot support this motion. Any ban of social media for under 16s should not be done without consulting young people. Decisions about children should never be made without…

Charlie Aldous: How would this work in case's of volenteer organisations (Thinking about local parties and Charities) who ask U-16s to help them curate there social media page to make up for gaps in the…

Amber Lewis: Blanket Bans can be incredibly dangerous, cutting children, particularly LGBTQ+ youth off from vital support networks. While no one can deny the harm social media has caused, this is not…

Amber Lewis: I wholeheartedly support this motion.