Education chief Norma Foley issues social media ban warning for kids amid ‘inappropriate content’ alert for parents [Video]

EDUCATION Minister Norma Foley today warns she could outlaw social media for under-13s if tech giants don’t act to stop underage kids from creating accounts.

The Fianna Fail TD told The Irish Sun: “Our first duty is to protect children.”

Minister Foley grilled by our Political Correspondent Adam HigginsCredit: Fran Veale

Minister Foley vowed to hit social media firms hard if they fail to cooperateCredit: Fran Veale

Children as young as six are being exposed to inappropriate content onlineCredit: Getty Images – Getty

And the Education Minister is pleading with parents NOT to buy smartphones for their children until after they leave primary school.

A survey from CyberSafeKids found that almost one quarter of six-year-olds in Ireland have one, while 45 per cent of ten-year-olds are allowed to use their phones unsupervised in their bedrooms.

Last year, parents at a school in Greystones, Co Wicklow, came together to agree that none of them would buytheir child a …