Social media restrictions: I’m ‘standing up for kids’ against ‘insidious’ tech, Erica Stanford says

Chief Political Reporter·NZ Herald·21 Jul, 2026 03:59 AM3 mins to read‌National's Erica Stanford is in charge of the work on social media regulations. Photo / Mark Mitchell National’s Erica Stanford says she’s “standing up for our kids” against “insidious” tech interests, before finally proposing her social media regulations. But she’s admitted she doesn’t know what will happen in the Cabinet room when she puts her proposal forward. Stanford, the Education Minister, said age-related restrictions were