What should the age of online consent be?

Though legal changes are afoot, children’s safety on social media is a matter of education, reports Andrea Mara.

Do you know what age your child must be to set up an Instagram account? In Ireland, the digital age of consent is 13, although many parents are not aware of this.

And even for those who are aware, it can be difficult to say no in the face of peer pressure and pester power — not only are their friends on social media, but celebrity children who are younger than 13 are openly online too.