Colman Noctor: The best approach to protect kids from influencers like Andrew Tate

We need to help young people develop the skill set to see through messaging from influencers such as Andrew Tate

Kickboxer and online personality Andrew Tate. Picture: Instagram

Colman Noctor

CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST

When I wrote about the negative influence of Andrew Tate in my column in August 2022, I highlighted his meteoric rise in popularity and how it was believed teenage boys were a large cohort of his worldwide audience. Tate was later banned from most social media platforms. However, his Twitter account was reactivated after Elon Musk bought the company in recent months.